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Responding to Climatic Challenges: Lessons from U.S. Agricultural Development

In: The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and Present

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  • Alan L. Olmstead
  • Paul W. Rhode

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  • Alan L. Olmstead & Paul W. Rhode, 2011. "Responding to Climatic Challenges: Lessons from U.S. Agricultural Development," NBER Chapters, in: The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and Present, pages 169-194, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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