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Papers by Ajay Sanghi
Journal of The American Water Resources Association, 2007
ABSTRACT: A partial production function for corn that considers the time and amount of water appl... more ABSTRACT: A partial production function for corn that considers the time and amount of water applications is determined. Examples are worked out by using data on site specific parameters for nine soil sites in the Great Plains Region repesenting various combinations of water holding capacity, pan evaporation, and average rainfall. It is found that soils with a low water holding capacity are more water and energy intensive in crop production and thus more vulnerable to fluctuations in net returns due to declining water tables or energy shortages. Despite this, farmers of low water holding capacity soils are likely to opt for irrigation. This points to the existence of a necessary, but sufficient, condition for socially inefficient use of ground water resources. This calls to question the property right concept in water created through the appropriation doctrine and the “law of capture.” This paper indicates the type of analysis that must be undertaken in order to make appropriate changes in laws governing water use.
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](The Electricity Journal, 2009
The Electricity Journal, 1991
The economic impacts of electricity generation are fundamentally different from environmental imp... more The economic impacts of electricity generation are fundamentally different from environmental impacts, the author argues. Attempts to treat them in a manner analogous to environmental externalities in utility bidding programs are ill-advised.
Annals of Regional Science, 1981
Annals of Regional Science, 1976
This study investigates the effect of population concentration, a regional issue, on automobile o... more This study investigates the effect of population concentration, a regional issue, on automobile ownership and use. The approach is simple, straightforward and based on two empirical relationships: The first is an empirically determined function based on the hypothesis that lower population densities and higher incomes cause higher levels of automobile ownership. The second relationship expresses gasoline used per auto per year as a function of the density of population. Two important conclusions result. First, the long range policy goal of reducing automobile congestion in a region might be met by proper land use planning to change population distribution which in turn effects the total number of automobiles and automobile congestion in the region. Second, a policy option that tends to reduce the number of automobiles in a region may not reduce air pollution and gasoline consumption. The methodology developed in this paper also permits the measurement of the tradeoff between automobile congestion and gasoline consumption.
Annals of Regional Science, 1979
... The number of weeks of work required to purchase a new car is lowest in the US [4]. Also ther... more ... The number of weeks of work required to purchase a new car is lowest in the US [4]. Also there is an active market for used cars in the ... Putting the Asian countries on the lower end, England/Ireland in the middle and the US on the upper end of the continuum of per capita income ...
The Electricity Journal, 1995
Ignoring SO2 and NOx externalities in electric utility resource decisionmaking—on the basis that ... more Ignoring SO2 and NOx externalities in electric utility resource decisionmaking—on the basis that the Clean Air Act amendments of 1990 have imposed a national cap on utility SO2 emissions and required NOx emission offsets in the Northeast—is a myopic policy. These externalities should be considered in future electricity resource decisions.
The Electricity Journal, 1993
Top-down approches to a carbon tax will generate heavy excess revenues, causing administrative an... more Top-down approches to a carbon tax will generate heavy excess revenues, causing administrative and equity problems. A better approach — which has been espoused by Vice President Gore — could come through a targeted trust fund appproach.
Journal of The American Water Resources Association, 2007
ABSTRACT: A partial production function for corn that considers the time and amount of water appl... more ABSTRACT: A partial production function for corn that considers the time and amount of water applications is determined. Examples are worked out by using data on site specific parameters for nine soil sites in the Great Plains Region repesenting various combinations of water holding capacity, pan evaporation, and average rainfall. It is found that soils with a low water holding capacity are more water and energy intensive in crop production and thus more vulnerable to fluctuations in net returns due to declining water tables or energy shortages. Despite this, farmers of low water holding capacity soils are likely to opt for irrigation. This points to the existence of a necessary, but sufficient, condition for socially inefficient use of ground water resources. This calls to question the property right concept in water created through the appropriation doctrine and the “law of capture.” This paper indicates the type of analysis that must be undertaken in order to make appropriate changes in laws governing water use.
The Electricity Journal, 2009
The Electricity Journal, 1991
The economic impacts of electricity generation are fundamentally different from environmental imp... more The economic impacts of electricity generation are fundamentally different from environmental impacts, the author argues. Attempts to treat them in a manner analogous to environmental externalities in utility bidding programs are ill-advised.
Annals of Regional Science, 1981
Annals of Regional Science, 1976
This study investigates the effect of population concentration, a regional issue, on automobile o... more This study investigates the effect of population concentration, a regional issue, on automobile ownership and use. The approach is simple, straightforward and based on two empirical relationships: The first is an empirically determined function based on the hypothesis that lower population densities and higher incomes cause higher levels of automobile ownership. The second relationship expresses gasoline used per auto per year as a function of the density of population. Two important conclusions result. First, the long range policy goal of reducing automobile congestion in a region might be met by proper land use planning to change population distribution which in turn effects the total number of automobiles and automobile congestion in the region. Second, a policy option that tends to reduce the number of automobiles in a region may not reduce air pollution and gasoline consumption. The methodology developed in this paper also permits the measurement of the tradeoff between automobile congestion and gasoline consumption.
Annals of Regional Science, 1979
... The number of weeks of work required to purchase a new car is lowest in the US [4]. Also ther... more ... The number of weeks of work required to purchase a new car is lowest in the US [4]. Also there is an active market for used cars in the ... Putting the Asian countries on the lower end, England/Ireland in the middle and the US on the upper end of the continuum of per capita income ...
The Electricity Journal, 1995
Ignoring SO2 and NOx externalities in electric utility resource decisionmaking—on the basis that ... more Ignoring SO2 and NOx externalities in electric utility resource decisionmaking—on the basis that the Clean Air Act amendments of 1990 have imposed a national cap on utility SO2 emissions and required NOx emission offsets in the Northeast—is a myopic policy. These externalities should be considered in future electricity resource decisions.
The Electricity Journal, 1993
Top-down approches to a carbon tax will generate heavy excess revenues, causing administrative an... more Top-down approches to a carbon tax will generate heavy excess revenues, causing administrative and equity problems. A better approach — which has been espoused by Vice President Gore — could come through a targeted trust fund appproach.