Exploiting the Relationship between Farm-Level Yields and County-Level Yields for Applied Analysis
County-level yield data are used in applied research and crop insurance policy in place of farm-level yield data, which are likely sparse, not broadly representative, and subject to selection bias. We exploit the fact that county-level yields are the aggregate of farm-level yields to derive bounds t...
Main Authors: | Scott Gerlt, Wyatt Thompson, Douglas Miller |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Western Agricultural Economics Association
2014-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics |
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Online Access: | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/186590 |
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