The Economic Effects of Weather Modification Activities. Part I. Crop Production

摘要

The purpose of this study was to quantify the relationships between yield, technology, and weather for three crops in a fourteen-county region of Texas in order to estimate the economic effects of weather modification activities. Multiple regression analysis was used to estimate the crop yield response to assumed increases in average precipitation. The estimates of increased crop production were converted to monetary values and an input-output model was used to give a preliminary estimate of the economic activity generated in the region by increased crop revenues. Results of the study indicate that there could be substantial direct increases in agricultural incomes resulting from assumed increases in average precipitation.