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In Times of Drought: Nine Economic Facts about Water in the United States

Melissa S. Kearney, Benjamin H. Harris, Brad Hershbein, Elisa Jácome, and Gregory Nantz Monday, October 20, 2014

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Melissa S. Kearney

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

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Benjamin H. Harris

Former Brookings Expert

Visiting Associate Professor - Kellogg School of Management

Brad Hershbein

Nonresident Fellow - Economic Studies

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Elisa Jácome

Senior Research Assistant

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Gregory Nantz

Research Assistant

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