Climate change, agriculture and optimal transport networks

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dc.contributor.advisorSilva M., Hugo
dc.contributor.advisorZurita Lillo, Felipe
dc.contributor.authorRonda Lazen, Sebastián Andrés
dc.contributor.otherPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Instituto de Economía
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-04T14:59:55Z
dc.date.available2022-03-04T11:59:00Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.updated2022-02-02T13:26:23Z
dc.descriptionTesis (Magíster en Economía)--Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2021
dc.description.abstractOne of the inevitable consequences of climate change is decreased productivity in crops. Reallocation of crops towards more productive lands would be an optimal response to this. As that would affect the distribution of labor, consumption, and prices, impacting people, especially the poor. To understand the consequence of a decrease in agricultural productivity on the economy, we develop a spatial trade model to show how the distribution of production and investment in trade networks (through the shape of trade costs) affect the welfare of agents. Then, we perform simulations to understand how a correct investment in infrastructure could offset this decrease in welfare caused by climate change. Finally, we carry out additional simulations to find the optimal distribution of additional investments on transport networks. We find that when a central planner can choose the optimal investment in networks for the climate change scenarios, there is a relocation of workers towards the agricultural industry, and people who live far away from the industrial production face lower prices and they increase their per capita consumption. Nevertheless, we find that increases in trade networks investment are not enough to offset the decrease in per capita utility due to climate change. Investments in trade networks facilitate the movement of workers and industries, however, other policies are necessary to address the negative effects of decreased agricultural productivity due to climate change.
dc.description.version2022-02-04
dc.format.extent34 páginas
dc.fuente.origenAutoarchivo
dc.identifier.doi10.7764/tesisUC/ECO/63301
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7764/tesisUC/ECO/63301
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/63301
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Economía ; Silva M., Hugo ; S/I ; 1020528
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Economía ; Zurita Lillo, Felipe ; 0000-0001-7374-560X ; 100399
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Economía ; Ronda Lazen, Sebastián Andrés ; S/I ; 1026511
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subject.ddc338.14
dc.subject.deweyEconomíaes_ES
dc.subject.otherEconomía agraria - Métodos de simulaciónes_ES
dc.subject.otherAgricultura - Métodos de simulaciónes_ES
dc.subject.otherCambios climaticoses_ES
dc.titleClimate change, agriculture and optimal transport networkses_ES
dc.typetesis de maestría
sipa.codpersvinculados1020528
sipa.codpersvinculados100399
sipa.codpersvinculados1026511
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