Water scarcity and the impact of improved irrigation management: A computable general equilibrium analysis

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 305-323

  Calzadilla, Alvaro ^a,b   Rehdanz, Katrin ^a,c   Tol, Richard S J ^d,e,f  

^a KIEL INSTITUTE FOR THE WORLD ECONOMY   (Germany)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAX PLANCK RESEARCH SCHOOL ON EARTH SYSTEM MODELLING   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^e INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^f VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computable general equilibrium; D58; Irrigation; Irrigation efficiency; Q17; Q25; Water policy; Water scarcity

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; REGIONAL TRADE; WATER PLANNING; WATER STRESS; WATER USE; WELFARE REFORM;

EID: 79953298561     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2010.00516.x     Document Type: Article

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