Is Small Better? : A Comparison of the Effect of Large and Small Dams on Cropland Productivity in South Africa

We estimate and compare the effects of small and large irrigation dams on cropland productivity in South Africa. To this end, we construct a panel data set of South African river basins. The econometric analysis reveals that although large dams increase cropland productivity downstream, they have a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Blanc, Elodie, Strobl, Eric
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24197