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		| Karthikeyan  Chandramohan | 
	
		| National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli | 
	
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		| Department of Humanities and Social Sciences | 
	
		| Lyceum Building | 
	
		| National Institute of Technology | 
	
		| Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620015 | 
	
		| India | 
	
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		| ckarthikeyan79@yahoo.com | 
	
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		| JEL Areas: O1 : Economic Development: General
 Q5 : Environmental Economics: General
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