Climate change and agriculture: the role of international trade

The agricultural effects of climate change are investigated, recognizing that effects will simultaneously occur worldwide. Predictions of future climate and atmospheric conditions are reviewed, identifying the implications for agriculture in different areas of the world. The static world policy simu...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:American Economic Review; (United States) 1993-05, Vol.83 (2), p.306-312
Main Authors: Reily, J. (Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC), Hohmann, N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural economics
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURE
CAMBIO CLIMATICO
Climate
Climate change
Climate change adaptation
CLIMATE MODELS
CLIMATIC CHANGE
COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL
COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL
COMPORTAMIENTO ECONOMICO
COMPORTEMENT ECONOMIQUE
Crop economics
Crop production
ECONOMIC BEHAVIOUR
ECONOMIC IMPACT
Economic models
ECONOMICS
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA
ETATS UNIS
Farm economics
GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS
Global warming
Greenhouse effect
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
MATHEMATICAL MODELS 540110
MODELE DE SIMULATION
MODELOS DE SIMULACION
PRODUCCION
Producer surplus
PRODUCTION
SIMULATION MODELS
STATISTICAL MODELS
Studies
Temperate regions
The Contributions of Economic Modeling to Analysis of the Costs and Benefits of Slowing Greenhouse Warming
Tropical regions
USA
VARIATION DU CLIMAT
Weather
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The agricultural effects of climate change are investigated, recognizing that effects will simultaneously occur worldwide. Predictions of future climate and atmospheric conditions are reviewed, identifying the implications for agriculture in different areas of the world. The static world policy simulation model used to evaluate the worldwide economic effects of climate change is described. An economic sensitivity analysis of concurrent yield losses in major grain-producing regions considering the possibility of concurrent changes in production potential elsewhere in the world. Also, the agricultural impacts of climate change based on 3 general circulation models are evaluated. The results suggest that interregional adjustments in production and consumption will serve to buffer the severity of climate change impacts on world agriculture and result in relatively small impacts on domestic economies from a doubled carbon dioxide climate.
ISSN:0002-8282
1944-7981