Aaron Smith
University of California, Davis
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In recent years the analysis of US climate policy on the electricity sector has predominantly deployed electricity planning or capacity expansion models that use deterministic or equilibrium optimization methods. While uncertainty in key input assumptions is considered, it is usually restricted to...
August 7, 2024 - Chapter
We study the relationship between water nutrient pollution and U.S. agriculture using data between the early 1970s and late 2010s. We estimate a positive causal effect of corn acreage on nitrogen concentration in the countrys water bodies using alternative empirical approaches. We find that a 10%...
May 17, 2022 - Chapter
We study the relationship between water nutrient pollution and US agriculture using data between the early 1970s and late 2010s. We estimate a positive causal effect of corn acreage on nitrogen concentration in the country's surface water quality. We find that a 10 percent increase in corn acreage...
April 30, 2018 - Article
Consumers bore most of the costs when expansion of fracking activity stressed the capacity of railroads to transport North Dakota's grain harvest. North Dakota produces between 250 and 300 million bushels of hard red spring wheat each year, about half of the U.S. harvest. It produces 300 to 400...
Grain shippers and political figures in North Dakota and nearby states have voiced concern that the dramatic increases in shipments of crude oil by rail have caused service delays and higher costs. We investigate the potential impact of crude shipments on grain markets accounting for harvest effects...
October 1, 2014 - Chapter
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