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Burlig, Fiona; Preonas, Louis; Woerman, Matt - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Groundwater is a key resource for agricultural production globally. Increasingly rapid aquifer drawdowns--as well as the policies intended to increase their sustainability--increase costs to agricultural producers, with unknown consequences. This paper provides the first large-scale empirical...

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Academic Engagement, Commercialization, and Scholarship : Empirical Evidence from Agricultural and Life Scientists at U.S. Land-grant Universities

Barham, Bradford L. - 2020

This article examines the involvement of agricultural and life science faculty at U.S. land grant universities in two types of university-industry relations: academic engagement (sponsored research, industry collaborations, and presentations), academic commercialization (patenting, licensing,...

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Innovation, Growth and Structural Change in American Agriculture

Alston, Julian M. - 2020

U.S. agriculture was transformed during the 20th century by waves of innovation with mechanical, biological, chemical …, and information technologies. Compared with a few decades ago, today's agriculture is much less labor intensive and farms … the United States towards agriculturally important middle-income countries, especially China, India and Brazil. U …

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Internal Net Worth and the Investment Process : An Application to U.S. Agriculture

Hubbard, R. Glenn - 1990

Recent models of firm investment decisions stressing informational imperfections in capital markets provide a foundation for interpreting evidence that movements in internal finance can predict investment opportunities. While such evidence is suggestive, it is often open to other...

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Does The Samaritan's Dilemma Matter? Evidence From U.S. Agriculture

Deryugina, Tatyana - 2016

.S. agriculture, where both private crop insurance and frequent federal disaster assistance are present. We find that bailout …

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Facilitating Savings for Agriculture : Field Experimental Evidence from Malawi

Brune, Lasse - 2015

We implemented a randomized intervention among Malawian farmers aimed at facilitating formal savings for agricultural inputs. Treated farmers were offered the opportunity to have their cash crop harvest proceeds deposited directly into new bank accounts in their own names, while farmers in the...

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Learning Through Noticing : Theory and Experimental Evidence in Farming

Hanna, Rema - 2012

Existing learning models attribute failures to learn to a lack of data. We model a different barrier. Given the large number of dimensions one could focus on when using a technology, people may fail to learn because they failed to notice important features of the data they possess. We conduct a...

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Spatial Structural Change

Eckert, Fabian; Peters, Michael - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Between 1880 and 1920, the US agricultural employment share fell from 50% to 25%. However, despite aggregate demand shifting away from their sector of specialization, rural labor markets saw faster wage growth and industrialization than non-agricultural parts of the US. We propose a spatial...

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A National Estimate of Irrigation Canal Lining and Piping Water Conservation

Hrozencik, R. Aaron; Potter, Nicholas A.; Wallander, Steven - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

for drinking, sanitation, and agriculture. Water conservation can be a means to mitigate the economic damages associated …

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American Agriculture, Water Resources, and Climate Change

Libecap, Gary D.; Dinar, Ariel - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

This paper highlights the role of agriculture in the American economy and society over time and points to farmer …

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