Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from US Agriculture

Understanding the potential impacts of climate change on economic outcomes requires knowing how agents might adapt to a changing climate. We exploit large variation in recent temperature and precipitation trends to identify adaptation to climate change in US agriculture, and use this information to...

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Published in:	American economic journal. Economic policy Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 106 - 140
Main Authors:	Burke, Marshall, Emerick, Kyle
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Economic Association 01.08.2016
Subjects:	Adaptation Agricultural production Agriculture Anniversaries Change agents Climate change Corn Economic change Economic conditions Economic impact Economic policy Estimates Experiments Heat Precipitation Productivity Standard deviation Studies Temperature Trends
ISSN:	1945-7731, 1945-774X
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