Economy-wide benefits from establishing water user-right markets in a spatially heterogeneous agricultural economy

This paper analyzes the economy-wide gains obtainable from the allocation of surface irrigation water to its most productive use, and evaluates a decentralized mechanism for achieving this result in a spatially heterogeneous environment. The focus country for the analysis is Morocco. The analysis is...

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Autores principales: Diao, Xinshen, Roe, Terry L., Doukkali, Rachid
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155763
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author Diao, Xinshen
Roe, Terry L.
Doukkali, Rachid
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description This paper analyzes the economy-wide gains obtainable from the allocation of surface irrigation water to its most productive use, and evaluates a decentralized mechanism for achieving this result in a spatially heterogeneous environment. The focus country for the analysis is Morocco. The analysis is based on a general equilibrium model that, in addition to the rest of the economy, captures 82 agricultural production activities, 66 of which are in seven separately identified water districts that span the entire country. The results suggest that a decentralized water trading mechanism could increase agricultural output by 8.3 percent, affect the rental rates of other agricultural inputs at the national level, including labor, and have economy-wide effects that entail modest declines in the cost of living, an increase in aggregate consumption, and expansion of international trade.
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spelling CGSpace1557632025-11-06T06:01:35Z Economy-wide benefits from establishing water user-right markets in a spatially heterogeneous agricultural economy Diao, Xinshen Roe, Terry L. Doukkali, Rachid irrigation economic aspects water use management equilibrium theory agricultural economics This paper analyzes the economy-wide gains obtainable from the allocation of surface irrigation water to its most productive use, and evaluates a decentralized mechanism for achieving this result in a spatially heterogeneous environment. The focus country for the analysis is Morocco. The analysis is based on a general equilibrium model that, in addition to the rest of the economy, captures 82 agricultural production activities, 66 of which are in seven separately identified water districts that span the entire country. The results suggest that a decentralized water trading mechanism could increase agricultural output by 8.3 percent, affect the rental rates of other agricultural inputs at the national level, including labor, and have economy-wide effects that entail modest declines in the cost of living, an increase in aggregate consumption, and expansion of international trade. 2002 2024-10-24T12:42:32Z 2024-10-24T12:42:32Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155763 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Diao, Xinshen; Roe, Terry L.; Doukkali, Rachid. 2002. Economy-wide benefits from establishing water user-right markets in a spatially heterogeneous agricultural economy. TMD Discussion Paper 103. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155763
spellingShingle irrigation
economic aspects
water use
management
equilibrium theory
agricultural economics
Diao, Xinshen
Roe, Terry L.
Doukkali, Rachid
Economy-wide benefits from establishing water user-right markets in a spatially heterogeneous agricultural economy
title Economy-wide benefits from establishing water user-right markets in a spatially heterogeneous agricultural economy
title_full Economy-wide benefits from establishing water user-right markets in a spatially heterogeneous agricultural economy
title_fullStr Economy-wide benefits from establishing water user-right markets in a spatially heterogeneous agricultural economy
title_full_unstemmed Economy-wide benefits from establishing water user-right markets in a spatially heterogeneous agricultural economy
title_short Economy-wide benefits from establishing water user-right markets in a spatially heterogeneous agricultural economy
title_sort economy wide benefits from establishing water user right markets in a spatially heterogeneous agricultural economy
topic irrigation
economic aspects
water use
management
equilibrium theory
agricultural economics
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155763
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