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The economic value of long-range weather prediction is measured by the increase in social welfare arising from the use of the prediction in economic decisionmaking. This paper describes a study of the economic value of ENSO prediction to U.S. agriculture. The interdisciplinary study involved the analysis of data and models from meteorology, plant science, and economics under a framework based on Bayesian decision analysis. The estimated annual value of perfect ENSO prediction to U.S. agriculture is $323 million.
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Solow, A.R., Adams, R.F., Bryant, K.J. et al. The Value of Improved ENSO Prediction to U.S. Agriculture. Climatic Change 39, 47–60 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005342500057
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