The authors focus on policy interventions for improving irrigation water allocation decisions by including both macro … that affect the water sector. Both direct and indirect effects of these interventions are identified. The top-down (macro …-to-micro) links are of a trade reform type. The bottom-up (micro-to-macro) links pertain to changes in farm water assignments and the …

Groundwater resources (GW) account for nearly 30% of the world's sustainable water supplies. Yet, this resource, which … under natural (drought) and economic (rural-urban water transfer) shocks. A general equilibrium approach allows evaluating … direct and indirect effects of GW regulation on agriculture and nonagriculture sectors and extends the scope for water policy …

This paper focuses on policy interventions for improving irrigation water allocation decisions by including both macro …, by analyzing selected policy top-down and bottom-up) interventions and external shocks that affect the water sector. Both … type. The bottom-up (micro-to-macro) links pertain to changes in farm water assignments and the possibility of water …