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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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Main Authors: Blanc, Elodie, Strobl, Eric
Language:en_US
Published: Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2016
Subjects:
agricultural productivity
canal network
catchment area
dam engineering
dam location
flood control
hydropower
irrigated area
irrigated investment
dam construction
large-scale infrastructure
river basins
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24197

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