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The Value Of Soil Water And Weather/Information In Increasing Irrigation Efficiency

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  • Bosch, Darrell
  • Eidman, Vernon

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Different levels of soil water and weather information are compared to a situation of very limited information. Generalized stochastic dominance is used to generate a value for each level of information for decisionmakers whose coefficients of absolute risk aversion fall within predetermined bounds. Information is found to have a positive value which is subject to diminishing returns and which varies by level of risk aversion.

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  • Bosch, Darrell & Eidman, Vernon, 1985. "The Value Of Soil Water And Weather/Information In Increasing Irrigation Efficiency," 1985 Annual Meeting, August 4-7, Ames, Iowa 278642, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.278642
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