This paper examines the effects of weather on the distribution of agricultural yields. Using data on wheat and corn yields from seven Italian provinces over the period 1900-2014, a quantile autoregression model is estimated to analyse the dynamic evolution of yield distributions. We find that weather effects are asymmetric, with much larger impacts on the lower tail of the yield distribution than the upper tail. The analysis also shows slow dynamic adjustments. This indicates that adverse weather has significant and persistent effects on agricultural productivity.
Weather effects and their long-term impact on the distribution of agricultural yields: evidence from Italy / Jean-Paul Chavas, Salvatore Di Falco, Felice Adinolfi, Fabian Capitanio. - In: EUROPEAN REVIEW OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS. - ISSN 1464-3618. - ELETTRONICO. - 46:1(2019), pp. 29-51. [10.1093/erae/jby019]
Weather effects and their long-term impact on the distribution of agricultural yields: evidence from Italy
Felice Adinolfi;
2019
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This paper examines the effects of weather on the distribution of agricultural yields. Using data on wheat and corn yields from seven Italian provinces over the period 1900-2014, a quantile autoregression model is estimated to analyse the dynamic evolution of yield distributions. We find that weather effects are asymmetric, with much larger impacts on the lower tail of the yield distribution than the upper tail. The analysis also shows slow dynamic adjustments. This indicates that adverse weather has significant and persistent effects on agricultural productivity.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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