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