A REASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC-EFFECTS OF GLOBAL CLIMATE-CHANGE ON US AGRICULTURE Academic Article

abstract

• This study uses recent GCM forecasts, improved plant science and water supply data and refined economic modeling capabilities to reassess the economic consequences of long-term climate change on U.S. agriculture. Changes in crop yields, crop water demand and irrigation water arising from climate change result in changes in economic welfare. Economic consequences of the three GCM scenarios are mixed; GISS and GFDL-QFlux result in aggregate economic gains, UKMO implies losses. As in previous studies, the yield enhancing effects of atmospheric CO2 are an important determinant of potential economic consequences. Inclusion of changes in world food production and associated export changes generally have a positive affect on U.S. agriculture. As with previous studies, the magnitude of economic effects estimated here are a small percentage of U.S. agricultural value. 1995 Kluwer Academic Publishers.

authors

• Mccarl, Bruce

published proceedings

• CLIMATIC CHANGE

altmetric score

• 17

author list (cited authors)

• ADAMS, R. M., FLEMING, R. A., CHANG, C. C., MCCARL, B. A., & ROSENZWEIG, C.

citation count

• 141

complete list of authors

• ADAMS, RM||FLEMING, RA||CHANG, CC||MCCARL, BA||ROSENZWEIG, C

publication date

• June 1995

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Climatic Change: an interdisciplinary, international journal devoted to the description, causes and implications of climatic change  Journal

keywords

• 13 Climate Action
• 2 Zero Hunger
• 30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences
• 38 Economics
• 3801 Applied Economics

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/BF01091839

start page

• 147

end page

• 167

volume

• 30

issue

• 2

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1007%2Fbf01091839

user-defined tag

• 13 Climate Action
• 2 Zero Hunger