The Role of Technology in Sustaining Agriculture and the Environment

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Date

Jan. 14, 1998

Authors

Joseph E. Aldy, James Hrubovcak, and Utpal Vasavada

Publication

Journal Article

Reading time

1 minute

Topics

Agriculture

Authors

Joseph E. Aldy

University Fellow

Joe Aldy is a university fellow at RFF and professor of the practice of public policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School. His research focuses on climate change policy, energy policy, and mortality risk evaluation.

James Hrubovcak

Utpal Vasavada

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