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Weather, Climate, and Agricultural Disaster Payments in the Southeastern U.S

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  • Nadolnyak, Denis A.
  • Hartarska, Valentina M.

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Direct disaster payments have been criticized as inefficient and inequitable. In this article, the impact of weather and climate, as well as economic and political variables, on crop disaster payments is analyzed using county level data from four states in the southeastern United States. The results of panel data analysis suggest that weather and climate variables explain most of the crop disaster payments at the county level while socioeconomic and political variables do not, suggesting that advancements in weather and climate forecasts could be helpful in budgeting.

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  • Nadolnyak, Denis A. & Hartarska, Valentina M., 2009. "Weather, Climate, and Agricultural Disaster Payments in the Southeastern U.S," 2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China 51802, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:iaae09:51802
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.51802
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