Editor’s note: David Zetland, a water
economist who recently finished a postdoctoral fellowship at the
University of California, Berkeley offers an insider’s
perspective into water politics and economics. We will be
cross-posting occasional posts and content from his blog, Aguanomics, here
on the Range.
Can politicians overcome bias?
I don’t know, but the ones in California who have been spouting
off outdated numbers on lost agricultural jobs from reduced water
deliveries to bolster their political agendas (pro- and anti-exports)
are going to have a hard time now.
Richard Howitt and Jeff Michael (and others) have co-authored
a report [pdf] on the link between jobs and water. The money shot
is below…
Now there’s only one authoritative estimate on this hot topic, which
means that politicians cannot selectively cite the numbers they prefer.
I am glad to see this, and happy to know I
played a part in its creation 🙂
at Aguanomics.
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