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Title:
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Agriculture, technological change and environmental sustainability: Looking for a win-win water policy strategy
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Author:
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Llop Llop, Maria; Ponce Alifonso, Xavier,
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Other authors:
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Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Departament d'Economia; Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Centre de Recerca en Economia Industrial i Economia Pública |
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Abstract:
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This paper analyses the effects that technological changes in agriculture would have on environmental,
social and economic indicators. Specifically, our study is focused on two alternative technological
improvements: the modernization of water transportation systems versus the increase in the total factor
productivity of agriculture. Using a computable general equilibrium model for the Catalan economy, our
results suggest that a water policy that leads to greater economic efficiency is not necessarily optimal if
we consider social or environmental criteria. Moreover, improving environmental sustainability depends
less on the type of technological change than on the institutional framework in which technological
change occurs.
Keywords: agricultural technological changes, computable general equilibrium model, economic impact,
water policy |
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Publication date:
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2012 |
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Subject (UDC):
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338 - Situació econòmica. Política econòmica. Gestió, control i planificació de l'economia. Producció. Serveis. Turisme. Preus |
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Subject(s):
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Agricultura -- Innovacions tecnològiques
Equilibri (Economia)
Aigua -- Abastament -- Política governamental |
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Rights:
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L'accés als continguts d'aquest document queda condicionat a l'acceptació de les condicions d'ús establertes per la següent llicència Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ |
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Pages:
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19 p. |
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Document type:
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Working Paper |
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Published by:
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Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Departament d'Economia
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Collection:
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Documents de treball del Departament d'Economia;2012-17
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