In: Nemati, Mehdi. "Relationship among Energy, Bioenergy, and Agricultural Commodity Prices: Re-Considering Structural Changes." International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics 5.3 (2017): 1-8.
In: Mehdi Nemati and Saghaian, Sayed. 2018. "Dynamics of Price Adjustment in Qualitatively Differentiated U.S. Markets: The Case of Organic and Conventional Apples." The Journal of Agribusiness, Forthcoming
AbstractWe measure consumer welfare losses from reductions in water use following California's conservation mandate in 2015, which imposed utility service area‐specific conservation targets of 4% up to 36%. We document imperfect compliance with the mandate and discuss factors that may explain the pattern of reductions ultimately observed. The basis for calculating welfare losses is an econometric model of residential water demand that yields local demands with elasticities ranging from −0.56 to −0.10. In terms of economic efficiency, we estimate a 20% gain in consumer welfare under the efficient allocation of conservation reductions relative to the observed pattern of reductions.
AbstractConservation efforts to reduce residential water use have a long history in California. This article examines residential water use changes, measured by gallons per capita per day (GPCD), using a comprehensive monthly panel dataset of California's public water agencies during 1994–2019. We find that, on average, GPCD was reduced by 34% in 2019 when compared to 1994 levels. Controlling for the region, water source, and water agency characteristics suggest significant differences in policy performance. The differential effectiveness of conservation policies indicates a need to consider policy differentiation based on the agencies' objective and subjective conditions.
In: Prepared for Presentation at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association and Western Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, July 31-August 2 2016
In: Prepared for Presentation at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association and Western Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, July 31-August 2, 2016
In: Prepared for presentation at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association and Western Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, July 31-August 2 2016
In: Saghaian, S., Nemati, M., Walters, C., & Chen, B. (2018). Asymmetric Price Volatility Transmission between U.S. Biofuel, Corn, and Oil Markets. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 43 (1): 46-60.