14 January 2026
The Political Composition of Clean Air
Leadership identity alters the incentives around stubble burning, producing environmental gains that extend well beyond constituency lines
Maulik Jagnani is an Assistant Professor at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. Meera Mahadevan is an Assistant Professor at the School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California, San Diego.
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being | SDG 5: Gender Equality | SDG 13: Climate Action
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change MoEFCC | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare MoAFW
The discussion in this article is based on the authors’ research published in the Journal of Public Economics (Volume 248). Views are personal.

