better understanding of the use of water resources in agricultural sectors. The results indicate that a water policy directed … to improvements in irrigation efficiency in water-stressed regions is not beneficial for all. For water-stressed regions … the effects on welfare and demand for water are mostly positive. For non-water scarce regions the results are more mixed …

Water and agriculture are intrinsically linked. Water is essential for crop production and agriculture is the largest … consumer of freshwater resources. However, this link is commonly ignored by economic models mainly because water use is not … reported in the national economic accounts. Few regions have markets for water. This paper describes the new version of GTAP …

better understanding of the use of water resources in agricultural sectors. The results indicate that a water policy directed … to improvements in irrigation efficiency in water-stressed regions is not beneficial for all. For water-stressed regions … the effects on welfare and demand for water are mostly positive. For non-water scarce regions the results are more mixed …

Water and agriculture are intrinsically linked. Water is essential for crop production and agriculture is the largest … consumer of freshwater resources. However, this link is commonly ignored by economic models mainly because water use is not … reported in the national economic accounts. Few regions have markets for water. This paper describes the new version of GTAP …

water as an explicit factor of production for irrigated agriculture. Significant reductions in agricultural tariffs lead to … modest changes in regional water use. Patterns are non-linear. On the regional level water use may go up for partial …, and because trade and competition matter too. Moreover, trade liberalization tends to reduce water use in water scarce …