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Climate change impacts on global agriculture
Calzadilla, Alvaro; Rehdanz, Katrin; Betts, Richard; … - 2010
Based on predicted changes in the magnitude and distribution of global precipitation, temperature and river flow under the IPCC SRES A1B and A2 scenarios, this study assesses the potential impacts of climate change and CO2 fertilization on global agriculture. The analysis uses the new version of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277985
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OECD domestic support in and developing countries
Dimaranan, Betina; Hertel, Thomas; Keeney, Roman - 2003
An AGE model with detailed farm supply and substitution relationships is used to analyze impacts of OECD domestic support reform on developing economy welfare. Stylized simulations indicate reforms best suited for reducing trade distortions with least impact on farm incomes. Comprehensive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010279237
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Agriculture and food security in Asia by 2030
Anderson, Kym; Strutt, Anna - 2012
gravity away from the north Atlantic, raising the importance of Asia in world trade but also altering the commodity … security. It does so retrospectively and by projecting a model of the world economy that compares alternative growth strategies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010397264
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Economic impact of climate change: simulations with a regionalized climate-economy model
Deke, Oliver; Hooss, Kurt Georg; Kasten, Christiane; … - 2001
Climate change affects the physical and biological system in many regions of the world. The extent to which human … disaggregated framework to analyze adaptation to climate change in different regions of the world. It turns out that vulnerability …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265498
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Water scarcity and the impact of improved irrigation management: a CGE analysis
Calzadilla, Alvaro; Rehdanz, Katrin; Tol, Richard S. J. - 2008
We use the new version of the GTAP-W model to analyze the economy-wide impacts of enhanced irrigation efficiency. The new production structure of the model, which introduces a differentiation between rainfed and irrigated crops, allows a better understanding of the use of water resources in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276821
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Asia's Changing Role in World Trade: Prospects for South - South Trade Growth to 2030
Anderson, Kym; Strutt, Anna - 2011
from the North Atlantic, raising the importance of Asia in world trade, and boosting South–South trade. How will trade … of the world? In particular, what can be expected of developing Asia's intraregional trade and its trade with other … developing country regions? This paper addresses these questions by projecting a core baseline for the world economy from 2004 to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010507323
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Can numerical models estimate indirect land-use change?
Brunelle, Thierry; Dumas, Patrice - 2012
Motivated by the conclusions from various modelling studies, modifications to the bioenergy sector regulations are under way in Europe and in the USA to account for emissions from indirect land-use change (ILUC). Despite their influence on the policy-making, evaluations of the capacity of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294321
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Macroeconomic and distributional impacts of jatropha based biodiesel in Mali
Boccanfuso, Dorothée; Coulibaly, Massa; Savard, Luc; … - In: Economies 6 (2018) 4, pp. 1-22
Mali has introduced a program to produce biodiesel using jatropha, a shrub widely available throughout the country. The aim of the program is to partially substitute diesel, which is entirely supplied through imports, with domestically produced biodiesel. In this paper, we use a computable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012009862
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The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement and its Relevance for the Austrian Economy
Grübler, Julia; Reiter, Oliver; Stehrer, Robert - 2018
Since the beginning of 2017, a paradigm change in international trade policy is observed. While protectionist agendas are on the rise, the EU and Japan signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on 17 July 2018. It is the EU's most ambitious agreement with any Asian state. The study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012100170
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Climate change impacts on global agriculture
Calzadilla, Alvaro; Rehdanz, Katrin; Betts, Richard; … - 2010
Based on predicted changes in the magnitude and distribution of global precipitation, temperature and river flow under the IPCC SRES A1B and A2 scenarios, this study assesses the potential impacts of climate change and CO2 fertilization on global agriculture. The analysis uses the new version of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267268