A celebrated article was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on
September 8, 2020 by a group of six scholars including University of California agricultural economist
David Zilberman. It is titled “The global value of water in agriculture.”
After reading the article, please answer the questions below, supported by responses to your six study
guide questions, all of which deal with reasons for and
methods to measure the economic value of water in alternative uses. You can use materials you find on
the web, other articles, or other books. Please cite all direct quotes and data used from outside sources.
Please write answers to these five questions, aiming for 4‐6 typed double‐spaced pages.
Describe the motivation to write this article.
Describe the four most important conclusions of this paper.
Explain why or why not you agree with each of those conclusions.
Based on his conclusions and your critiques, describe choices policymakers can make to better
manage water in agriculture.
What future work needs to be done to improve this work?
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