Date of This Version
2-23-2015
Abstract
Farmland values have traditionally been valued using seasonal temperature and precipitation. A new strand of the literature uses degree days over the growing season to predict farmland value. We find that degree days and daily temperature are interchangeable over the growing season. However, the way that degree days are used in these recent studies is problematic and leads to biased and inaccurate results. These new findings have serious implications for any study that copies this methodology.
Recommended Citation
Massetti, Emanuele; Mendelsohn, Robert; and Chonabayashi, Shun, "Using Degree Days to Value Farmland" (February 23, 2015). Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers. Paper 1036.
https://services.bepress.com/feem/paper1036
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