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“...The extent to which crop insurance programs have resulted in additional land being brought into production has been a topic of considerable debate. We consider...”

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“...The core of the literature on inter-sectoral labor migration is based on net present value models of investment in which individuals are assumed to migrate to...”

“...In the U.S. forest products industry, wildfire is one of the leading causes of damage and economic losses. While individual wildfire behavior is well studied,...”

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“...Federal subsidized crop insurance has been a major fixture of US agricultural policies for the past several decades. In recent years, the program has expanded...”