The frequency and intensity of natural disasters such as hurricanes, wildfires, and floods are
predicted to change as greenhouse gas concentrations increase. These disasters may …

Many agricultural communities depend on groundwater irrigation as a supplemental or
primary water source. However, groundwater resources are finite, and depletion can make …

We examine the effects of rainfall shocks on household work decisions in Brazil. We show
that rural farming households increase labor supply in non‐agricultural sectors during …

Groundwater is a critical input to agricultural production across the globe. Current
groundwater pumping rates frequently exceed recharge, often by a substantial amount …

Markets, especially land markets, can facilitate climate change adaptation through price
signals. A review of research reveals that urban, coastal, and agricultural land markets …

The doctrine of prior appropriation, which administers water rights based on seniority, may
introduce heterogeneity in the risk of a water shortage among otherwise similar agricultural …

Aquifer depletion poses a major threat to the ability of farmers, food supply chains and rural
economies globally to use groundwater as a means of adapting to climate variability and …

Using unique crop‐specific data gathered over 7 years, we study if and how maize‐
producing farmers in Ethiopia adjust their land allocation decisions in response to pre …

Climate change is expected to have heterogeneous effects on agriculture across the USA,
where temperature and precipitation regimes are already changing. While the overall effect …

This paper studies the long-run effects of surface water scarcity in irrigated agriculture and
the extent of adaptation. First, I estimate the long-run effects of persistent differences in water …