Is Agricultural Production Becoming More or Less Sensitive to Extreme Heat? Evidence from U.S. Corn and Soybean Yields

Extreme heat is the single best predictor of corn and soybean yields in the United States. While average yields have risen continuously since World War II, we find no evidence that relative tolerance to extreme heat has improved between 1950 and 2005. Climate change forecasts project a sharp increase in extreme heat by the end of the century, with the potential to significantly reduce yields under current technologies

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Roberts, Michael J.
Other Persons:	Schlenker, Wolfram (contributor)
Publisher:	[2010]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	USA \| United States \| Sojabohne \| Soybean \| Agrarproduktion \| Agricultural production \| Getreide \| Grain \| Klimawandel \| Climate change \| Treibhausgas-Emissionen \| Greenhouse gas emissions

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (16 p)
Series:	NBER Working Paper ; No. w16308
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments August 2010 erstellt
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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