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University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Department of Agricultural Economics: Faculty Publications

Series

1980

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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

The National Water Policy Review And Western Water Rights Reform, J. David Aiken Jan 1980

The National Water Policy Review And Western Water Rights Reform, J. David Aiken

Department of Agricultural Economics: Faculty Publications

This 1980 Nebraska Law Review article reviews the 1977 Carter water policy review program, and identifies existing features of western water legislation that would satisfy the Carter water policy review program criticisms of Western state water legislation.


Nebraska Ground Water Law And Administration, J. David Aiken Jan 1980

Nebraska Ground Water Law And Administration, J. David Aiken

Department of Agricultural Economics: Faculty Publications

This 1980 Nebraska Law Review article surveys the historical development of Nebraska ground water law through 1980, details early natural resource district regulation of ground water depletion, and identifies unresolved issues in Nebraska ground water law and policy, suggesting possible solutions.


A Methodology For Measuring Potential Benefits From Drought-Oriented Research In Nebraska, Arlen Leholm, Raymond J. Supalla, Glen Vollmar Jan 1980

A Methodology For Measuring Potential Benefits From Drought-Oriented Research In Nebraska, Arlen Leholm, Raymond J. Supalla, Glen Vollmar

Department of Agricultural Economics: Faculty Publications

The growth in agricultural productivity and the significance of science and technology in contributing to this growth has been well documented by Bredahl, Cline, Evenson (1967), Griliches (1964), and Peterson. The results of these studies generally indicate that over the past several decades, investment in agricultural research has paid off with relatively high rates of return. Most of this previous work, however, has been directed at estimating returns to aggregate agricultural research in an ex post sense at the national level and does not address the question of potential future returns to research at a state or regional level (Norton). …