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Economy-Wide Modeling of Water at Regional and Global Scales

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Editors:
  1. Glyn Wittwer

    1. Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia

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  • Addresses a compelling issue for current and future generations: the efficient allocation of water
  • Provides a multi-faceted analysis, as each region of the world has its own specific features concerning water
  • Offers unique insights into computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling, such as terms-of-trade impacts, real appreciation impacts, and resource mobility as an avenue of adjustment

Part of the book series: Advances in Applied General Equilibrium Modeling (AAGEM)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. The Contexts for Water Modeling

    • Glyn Wittwer
    Pages 1-10

  3. Implications of Water Scarcity for Economic Growth

    • Tom Hertel, Jing Liu
    Pages 11-35

  4. Analyzing Future Water Scarcity in Computable General Equilibrium Models

    • Jing Liu, Tom Hertel, Farzad Taheripour
    Pages 37-65

  5. Beyond Water Stress: Structural Adjustment and Macroeconomic Consequences of the Emerging Water Scarcity

    • Roberto Roson
    Pages 67-85

  6. TERM-H2O Modeling of Droughts in Australia and California

    • Glyn Wittwer
    Pages 87-107

  7. Any Rain on Victoria Lake Is Only a Drop in the Bucket: A CGE Analysis of the Effects of Water Shortages on Food Security in Uganda

    • Jan H. van Heerden, Elizabeth L. Roos, Philip D. Adams, N. Kilimani
    Pages 109-138

  8. The Expansion of Irrigated Agriculture in Brazil and Potential Regional Limitations

    • Angel dos Santos Fachinelli Ferrarini, Joaquim Bento de Souza Ferreira Filho, Santiago Vianna Cuadra, Daniel de Castro Victoria, Mark Horridge
    Pages 139-157

  9. Distributing Water Between Competing Users in the Netherlands

    • Jason F. L. Koopman, Onno Kuik, Richard S. J. Tol, Marnix P. van der Vat, Joachim C. Hunink, Roy Brouwer
    Pages 159-192

  10. The Economic Value of Seawater Desalination—The Case of Israel

    • Ruslana Rachel Palatnik
    Pages 193-208

  11. Correction to: The Expansion of Irrigated Agriculture in Brazil and Potential Regional Limitations

    • Angel dos Santos Fachinelli Ferrarini, Joaquim Bento de Souza Ferreira Filho, Santiago Vianna Cuadra, Daniel de Castro Victoria, Mark Horridge
    Pages C1-C1

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 209-212
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About this book

This book deals with the economic modelling of water at the global, national and sub-national levels. It presents a multi-faceted analysis and, while it outlines the theories behind various models, its main purpose is to analyse policy issues and present insights arising from modelling, including a chapter analysing the macroeconomic implications of climate change. 
 
Arguably the most compelling reason for publishing a book on the economic modelling of water arises from the fact that agriculture accounts for approximately 70% of water used for economic purposes, while only contributing 4% of global income. Given that water is an essential commodity, this discrepancy may in part be symptomatic of an undervaluation of water due to immature and incomplete markets. In turn, this undervaluation has led to an ongoing misallocation of water. When economic models include water accounts that feed into production functions, they model impacts on the marginal product of water. Policies that improve the link between the marginal product and price of water will improve water allocation, while advanced economic models such as those presented here can enhance our ability to explore the possible impacts of improved policy.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia

    Glyn Wittwer

About the editor

Glyn Wittwer is a Professorial Fellow at the Centre of Policy Studies (CoPS), Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. He was one of the main developers of TERM (The Enormous Regional Model, a multi-regional computable general equilibrium (CGE) model devised by Professor Mark Horridge) and was the first to develop a dynamic version of TERM. He has also created versions of TERM for China and the USA. 
Although he has spent much time in model development at the CoPS, his main task is applying CGE models to policy issues. In addition, he has undertaken a number of projects examining the economic impacts of urban water supply augmentation. 



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