A Ricardian analysis of the impact of climate change on Latin American farms, Vol. 1 of 1

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A Ricardian analysis of the impact of climate change on Latin American farms

Author:	Seo, Niggol; Mendelsohn, Robert ;	Collection Title:	Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 4163
Country:	Latin America;	Date Stored:	2007/03/06
Document Date:	2007/03/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	Latin America & Caribbean
Report Number:	WPS4163	SubTopics:	Climate Change and Environment; Common Property Resource Development; Crops and Crop Management Systems; Agriculture and Farming Systems; Rural Development Knowledge & Information Systems
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: This study estimates the vulnerability of Latin American agriculture to climate change using a Ricardian analysis of both land values and net revenues. Examining a sample of over 2,500 farms in seven countries, the results indicate both land value and net revenue are sensitive to climate. Both small farms and large farms have a hill-shaped relationship with temperature. Estimating separate regressions for dryland and irrigated farms reveals that dryland farms are more sensitive to temperature but irrigated farms are more sensitive to precipitation. Examining the effects from future climate change scenarios reveals that severe scenarios could reduce farm earnings by as much as 62 percent by 2100, whereas more moderate scenarios could reduce earnings by about 15 percent. Small and large farms are equally sensitive to global warming. Land value and net revenue analyses produce quite similar results.


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