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It’s not just the statistical model. A comment on Seo (2013)

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  • Maximilian Auffhammer
  • Wolfram Schlenker

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A recent paper in this journal argues that the choice of statistical model is responsible for the divergence in damage estimates of climate change on US agriculture. We provide five arguments why we believe this assertion is misguided. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013

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  • Maximilian Auffhammer & Wolfram Schlenker, 2013. "It’s not just the statistical model. A comment on Seo (2013)," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 121(2), pages 125-128, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:climat:v:121:y:2013:i:2:p:125-128
    DOI: 10.1007/s10584-013-0960-8
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    1. Anthony C. Fisher & W. Michael Hanemann & Michael J. Roberts & Wolfram Schlenker, 2012. "The Economic Impacts of Climate Change: Evidence from Agricultural Output and Random Fluctuations in Weather: Comment," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 102(7), pages 3749-3760, December.
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