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Alternative models of input allocation in multicrop systems: irrigation water in the central plains, United States

Year: 1994

Type: article

Abstract: This paper compares three models of input allocation in multicrop systems. In addition to the variable input and satisficing models analyzed in previous research, an allocatable fixed input model of short-run input use is derived. The empirical application studies irrigation water use in the Central Plains region of the United States. Based on results from model specification tests and prediction accuracy measures, the allocatable fixed input model dominates both other models in explaining multicrop water allocation. In addition, the paper presents an alternative approach to the study of deficient data on multicrop production. By transferring econometric results from analysis of 'non-deficient' crop-level data, input allocations in deficient data sets can be predicted.

Source: Agricultural Economics

DOI: 10.1016/0169-5150(94)00025-5

Author: M Moore

Institutions: Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture

Language: English

Topic: Agricultural economics and policies

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Reclamation