Climate change and Australia's comparative advantage in broadacre agriculture1
2011; Wiley; Volume: 42; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1574-0862.2011.00544.x
ISSN1574-0862
AutoresTodd Sanderson, Fredoun Z. Ahmadi‐Esfahani,
Tópico(s)Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
ResumoAgricultural EconomicsVolume 42, Issue 6 p. 657-667 Climate change and Australia's comparative advantage in broadacre agriculture† Todd Sanderson, Corresponding Author Todd Sanderson Agricultural and Resource Economics A04, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia Corresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 935 14903; fax: +61 2 8089 1125. E-mail address:[email protected] (T. Sanderson).Search for more papers by this authorFredoun Z. Ahmadi-Esfahani, Fredoun Z. Ahmadi-Esfahani Agricultural and Resource Economics A04, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author Todd Sanderson, Corresponding Author Todd Sanderson Agricultural and Resource Economics A04, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia Corresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 935 14903; fax: +61 2 8089 1125. E-mail address:[email protected] (T. Sanderson).Search for more papers by this authorFredoun Z. Ahmadi-Esfahani, Fredoun Z. Ahmadi-Esfahani Agricultural and Resource Economics A04, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 06 June 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2011.00544.xCitations: 3 † Earlier versions of this article were presented at the 54th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Adelaide, 10–12 February, 2010, the Annual Conference of the New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Nelson, 26–27 August, 2010, and the PhD Conference in Economics and Business, Canberra, 18–19 November, 2010. ‡ Data Appendix Available Online: § A data appendix to replicate main results is available in the online version of this article. Please note: Wiley-Blackwell is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing material) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Australia has long been a major exporter of the products of broadacre agriculture, a production system well suited to the economic and climatic conditions of the country. Presumably, it holds a comparative advantage in these products, among which grain crops and grazing livestock predominate. However, the future plausibility of this proposition is sensitive to the projected impacts of climate change. 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