Economic Perspectives on Water Resources, Climate Change, and Agricultural Sustainability.

• Position: Conferences

An NBER conference on Economic Perspectives on Water Resources, Climate Change, and Agricultural Sustainability took place May 12-13 online. Research Associate Gary D. Libecap of the University of California, Santa Barbara and Ariel Dinar of the University of California, Riverside organized the meeting, which was supported by US Department of Agriculture grant #59-3000-7-0102/3. Tese researchers' papers were presented and discussed:

* Ellen M. Bruno and Arthur R. Wardle, University of California, Berkeley, and Nick Hagerty, Montana State University, "Te Regulatory Cost and Political Economy of Managing California's Groundwater"

* Nicole Karwowski, University of Wisconsin, "Estimating the Efect of Easements on Agricultural Production" (NBER Working Paper 30156)

* Daniel C. Cooley and Steven M. Smith, Colorado School of Mines, "Center Pivot Irrigation Systems as a Form of Drought Risk Mitigation in Humid Regions" (NBER Working Paper 30093)

* Kent Kovacs, USDA Economic Research Service, and Shelby Rider, University of Arkansas, "Estimating the Demand for In Situ Groundwater for Climate Resilience: The Case of the Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer in Arkansas"

* Jonathan R. McFadden, USDA; David J. Smith, Environmental Protection Agency; and Steven Wallander, USDA-ERS, "Weather, Climate, and Technology Adoption: An Application to Drought-Tolerant Corn in the United States" (NBER Working Paper 30121)

* Joey Blumberg, Chris Goemans, and Dale Manning, Colorado State University, "Producer Beliefs and Conservation: The Impact of Perceived Water Scarcity on Irrigation Technology Adoption" (NBER Working Paper 30080)

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