Table 5

Marginal Impacts of Climate on Farmland Values

Census Division Fixed EffectsProvincial Fixed EffectsBase
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
Temperature (°C)
 January−2.46(0.74)−2.76(0.72)2.75(0.50)1.28(0.49)−1.38(0.51)−2.40(0.52)
 April31.11(2.07)28.34(2.07)22.46(1.27)23.80(1.22)27.82(1.07)28.75(1.08)
 July−4.53(2.07)2.15(2.07)8.00(1.44)6.02(1.40)−9.53(1.39)−12.07(1.40)
 October−5.29(1.86)−11.22(1.86)0.15(1.50)−9.66(1.48)20.29(1.37)14.50(1.36)
Aggregate (%)18.8316.5133.3621.4437.2028.78
Precipitation (mm)
 January0.52(0.16)0.47(0.16)1.64(0.09)1.47(0.09)1.56(0.08)1.44(0.08)
 April1.52(0.14)1.45(0.13)0.95(0.10)0.79(0.10)2.29(0.09)1.80(0.09)
 July0.27(0.07)−0.01(0.07)1.25(0.04)0.30(0.05)1.71(0.04)0.97(0.04)
 October−1.33(0.15)−0.78(0.15)−1.95(0.10)−1.18(0.1)−2.52(0.09)−1.66(0.10)
Aggregate (%)0.981.131.891.383.042.55
Proximity variableYesYesYes
  • Note: Marginal impacts represent the percentage change in land values attributed to a one-unit change in a specific climate variable (ceteris paribus). All marginal impacts are calculated at the mean historical climate conditions. Standard errors are in parentheses.