An analysis of the impact of climate change on crop yields and yield variability

Applied Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 835-844

  Isik, Murat ^a   Devadoss, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP YIELD; ECONOMETRICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 33646359979     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840500193682     Document Type: Article

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