Eric C Edwards
Biographic Data
| ID | 2536062 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eric C Edwards |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eric C |
| FAMILY NAME | Edwards |
| SIGNATURE | EDWARDS E C |
| AFFILIATIONS | North Carolina State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0433-0635 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Agent-based modeling to assess the effects of time-of-use water tariffs on social equity
Time-of-use (TOU) tariffs charge higher prices for water used during designated peak periods, encouraging users to shift their water use to off-peak periods. Research in electricity markets has shown that TOU tariffs can have adverse effects on households with low incomes or who lack access to technology, raising equity concerns. This research assesses the differential impact of TOU tariffs on heterogeneous water users using an agent-based modeli…
Creating American Farmland: Governance Institutions and Investment in Agricultural Drainage
The Corn Belt is famously responsible for the bulk of U.S. corn production, and over half of its production comes from counties that rely on artificial drainage. We trace the history of this extensive investment in farmland and document the importance of a key institutional innovation, the drainage management district, which increased the land value of naturally wet eastern U.S. counties by 20-37 percent ($16.8-18.7 billion in 2020 dollars). Whil…
Saltwater intrusion and sea level rise threatens U.S. rural coastal landscapes and communities
The United States (U.S.) coastal plain is subject to rising sea levels, land subsidence, more severe coastal storms, and more intense droughts. These changes lead to inputs of marine salts into freshwater-dependent coastal systems, creating saltwater intrusion. The penetration of salinity into the coastal interior is exacerbated by groundwater extraction and the high density of agricultural canals and ditches throughout much of the rural U.S. lan…
Water storage and agricultural resilience to drought: Historical evidence of the capacity and institutional limits in the United States
Food systems are particularly sensitive to changing precipitation patterns. Resilience via irrigation will depend on baseline conditions, water source, and institutional constraints which have not been studied jointly. We draw on over 100 years of agricultural production and weather data across the United States to identify the extent to which access to stored water—distinguished by its source and location—affects drought resiliency. Arid regions…
The economics of indigenous water claim settlements in the American West
The American West confronts the challenge of fulfilling indigenous claims to water within the context of increasingly scarce and variable water supplies. 170 of 226 American Indian reservations have unresolved water claims that potentially exceed the region’s hydrological capacity, generating uncertainty for tribes and off-reservation water users. To help resolve key uncertainties about dispute origins and outcomes, we construct a complete and no…
The Role of Irrigation in the Development of Agriculture in the United States
We examine the role of irrigation in explaining U.S. agricultural gains post-1940. Specifically, we analyze how productivity and farm values changed in the western United States as a result of technological and policy changes that expanded access to ground and surface water. To statistically identify the effects, we compare counties based on their potential access to irrigation water defined by physical characteristics. We find areas with access …
Saltwater intrusion and sea level rise threatens U.S. rural coastal landscapes and communities
The United States (U.S.) coastal plain is subject to rising sea levels, land subsidence, more severe coastal storms, and more intense droughts. These changes lead to inputs of marine salts into freshwater-dependent coastal systems, creating saltwater intrusion. The penetration of salinity into the coastal interior is exacerbated by groundwater extraction and the high density of agricultural canals and ditches throughout much of the rural U.S. lan…
The Role of Irrigation in the Development of Agriculture in the United States
We examine the role of irrigation in explaining U.S. agricultural gains post-1940. Specifically, we analyze how productivity and farm values changed in the western United States as a result of technological and policy changes that expanded access to ground and surface water. To statistically identify the effects, we compare counties based on their potential access to irrigation water defined by physical characteristics. We find areas with access …
The economics of indigenous water claim settlements in the American West
The American West confronts the challenge of fulfilling indigenous claims to water within the context of increasingly scarce and variable water supplies. 170 of 226 American Indian reservations have unresolved water claims that potentially exceed the region’s hydrological capacity, generating uncertainty for tribes and off-reservation water users. To help resolve key uncertainties about dispute origins and outcomes, we construct a complete and no…
Water storage and agricultural resilience to drought: Historical evidence of the capacity and institutional limits in the United States
Food systems are particularly sensitive to changing precipitation patterns. Resilience via irrigation will depend on baseline conditions, water source, and institutional constraints which have not been studied jointly. We draw on over 100 years of agricultural production and weather data across the United States to identify the extent to which access to stored water—distinguished by its source and location—affects drought resiliency. Arid regions…
Saltwater intrusion and sea level rise threatens U.S. rural coastal landscapes and communities
The United States (U.S.) coastal plain is subject to rising sea levels, land subsidence, more severe coastal storms, and more intense droughts. These changes lead to inputs of marine salts into freshwater-dependent coastal systems, creating saltwater intrusion. The penetration of salinity into the coastal interior is exacerbated by groundwater extraction and the high density of agricultural canals and ditches throughout much of the rural U.S. lan…
Creating American Farmland: Governance Institutions and Investment in Agricultural Drainage
The Corn Belt is famously responsible for the bulk of U.S. corn production, and over half of its production comes from counties that rely on artificial drainage. We trace the history of this extensive investment in farmland and document the importance of a key institutional innovation, the drainage management district, which increased the land value of naturally wet eastern U.S. counties by 20-37 percent ($16.8-18.7 billion in 2020 dollars). Whil…
Agent-based modeling to assess the effects of time-of-use water tariffs on social equity
Time-of-use (TOU) tariffs charge higher prices for water used during designated peak periods, encouraging users to shift their water use to off-peak periods. Research in electricity markets has shown that TOU tariffs can have adverse effects on households with low incomes or who lack access to technology, raising equity concerns. This research assesses the differential impact of TOU tariffs on heterogeneous water users using an agent-based modeli…
Geography (5 works) · Agriculture (4 works) · Water resources management and optimization (4 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Environmental Science (3 works) · Groundwater (3 works) · Agricultural economics (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Finance (2 works)