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The Cost-Effectiveness of Irrigation Canal Lining and Piping in the Western United States

In: American Agriculture, Water Resources, and Climate Change

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  • R. Aaron Hrozencik
  • Nicholas A. Potter
  • Steven Wallander

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  • R. Aaron Hrozencik & Nicholas A. Potter & Steven Wallander, 2022. "The Cost-Effectiveness of Irrigation Canal Lining and Piping in the Western United States," NBER Chapters, in: American Agriculture, Water Resources, and Climate Change, pages 107-134, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
    • Q25 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Water
    • Q30 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - General

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