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This paper studies a land use switching model as a measure of adaptation to climate change in tart cherry industry in … optimize dynamically and to learn, gradual changes and extreme events can lead to different likelihoods of adaptation occurring … as well as different adaptation incentives even when traditional net present value (NPV) calculations are equal. We …
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Replaced with revised version of paper 07/24/11.
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How will future changes in precipitation affect irrigation demand and supply in India? This paper provides econometric evidence for the demand side of the analysis by examining the relationship between monsoon changes and irrigation variability for one of the world’s most water stressed...
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The paper estimates the countervailing climatic factors driving the timing of US corn planting decisions. We combine very diverse sources of data, including daily fine-scale satellite-derived information, to infer the timing of planting decisions over the past 30 years at the county-level. We...
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. Shifts in the extent and distribution of irrigated and dryland production are a potentially important adaptation response … production under several potential future climate projections, and the potential limits and opportunities for adaptation arising …
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Growing econometric and statistical evidence points to high temperature as the main driver of large negative effects of climate change on US agriculture. This literature also suggests a limited role for precipitation in overall impacts. This paper shows this finding stems from the widespread use...
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recognition of the need to simultaneously implement adaptation and mitigation. However, the optimal combination between adaptation … mix between adaptation and mitigation and their relative contributions to climate change damage reduction. By proposing a … investment allocation between adaptation and mitigation is identified. Results suggest that adaptation is an effective climate …
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Climatic conditions and weather play an important role in production agriculture. Using district level panels for 42 years from India and dynamic panel estimation procedure we estimate the impact of weather risk on cropping intensity. Our non-stationary and dynamic panel model results suggest...
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The following article examines the impact of Hurricane Katrina on small business success and adaptation. Small business … success is characterized as increased revenues when compared to pre-disaster levels. Adaptation is characterized as post … the simultaneity of changes in revenue and adaptation and also sample selection bias introduced through business demise …
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