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Alterations in rainfall patterns and increasing temperatures due to climate change will most likely translate into yield reductions in desirable crops. In this particular context, the object of this paper is to lay down findings and results for projected yield impacts in Morocco using a...
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global agriculture. The analysis uses the new version of the GTAP-W model, which distinguishes between rainfed and irrigated … agriculture and implements water as an explicit factor of production for irrigated agriculture. The results suggest that a partial … General Equilibrium ; Climate Change ; Agriculture ; Water Resources …
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, randomizing 250 villages into control; a forecast group receiving information well in advance of onset; and a benchmark index … insurance group. Forecast farmers update their beliefs and their behavior: farmers who receive "bad news" relative to their …" significantly increase input expenditures. The forecast also impacts crop choice, as farmers tailor their investments. These …
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mortality if and only if mortality risk is convex in forecast errors. We test for such convexity using data on the universe of …
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This paper simulates the increase in the average annual loss from tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic for the years 2015 and 2050. The simulation is based on assumptions concerning wealth trends in the regions affected by the storms, considered by the change in material assets (capital...
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