3 papers
econ.GN2024
Large increases in public R&D investment are needed to avoid declines of US agricultural productivity
Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Robert G. Chambers, Yurou He +1
Increasing agricultural productivity is a gradual process with significant time lags between research and development (R&D) investment and the resulting gains. We estimate the resp…
econ.GN2021
Climate, Agriculture and Food
Ariel Ortiz-Bobea
Agriculture is arguably the most climate-sensitive sector of the economy. Growing concerns about anthropogenic climate change have increased research interest in assessing its pote…
econ.GN2020
The Historical Impact of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Global Agricultural Productivity
Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Toby R. Ault, Carlos M. Carrillo +2
Agricultural research has fostered productivity growth, but the historical influence of anthropogenic climate change on that growth has not been quantified. We develop a robust eco…