7. The Impact of the 1936 Corn Belt Drought on American Farmers’ Adoption of Hybrid Corn

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Relation of the Directors to the Work and Publications of the National Bureau of Economic Research vi
3. Contents vii
4. Foreword ix
5. Climate Change 1
6. 1. Additive Damages, Fat-Tailed Climate Dynamics, and Uncertain Discounting 23
7. 2. Modeling the Impact of Warming in Climate Change Economics 47
8. 3. Droughts, Floods, and Financial Distress in the United States 73
9. 4. The Effects of Weather Shocks on Crop Prices in Unfettered Markets 99
10. 5. Information and the Impact of Climate and Weather on Mortality Rates during the Great Depression 131
11. 6. Responding to Climatic Challenges 169
12. 7. The Impact of the 1936 Corn Belt Drought on American Farmers’ Adoption of Hybrid Corn 195
13. 8. The Evolution of Heat Tolerance of Corn 225
14. 9. Climate Variability and Water Infrastructure 253
15. 10. Did Frederick Brodie Discover the World’s First Environmental Kuznets Curve? 281
16. 11. Impacts of Climate Change on Residential Electricity Consumption 311
17. Contributors 343
18. Author Index 345
19. Subject Index 349