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A never-ending debate: Demand versus supply water policies. A CGE analysis for Catalonia

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    Identificador:  PC:2127
    Autors:  Ponce Alifonso, Xavier; Llop Llop, Maria
    Resum:
    Water scarcity is a long-standing problem in Catalonia, as there are significant differences in the spatial and temporal distribution of water through the territory. There has consequently been a debate for many years about whether the solution to water scarcity must be considered in terms of efficiency or equity, the role that the public sector must play and the role that market-based instruments should play in water management. The aim of this paper is to use a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model to analyze the advantages and disadvantages associated with different policy instruments, from both a supply and a demand viewpoint, which can be applied to water management in Catalonia. We also introduce an ecological sector in our CGE model, allowing us to analyze the environmental impact of the alternative policies simulated. The calibration of the exogenous variables of the CGE model is performed by using a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for the Catalan economy with 2001 data. The results suggest that taking into account the principle of sustainability of the resource, the policy debate between supply and demand in water policies is obsolete, and a new combination of policies is required to respect the different values associated with water. Keywords: Water Policies; Computable General Equilibrium Model; Economic Effects; Environmental Effects.
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    Data: 2011
    Identificador: http://hdl.handle.net/2072/152139
    Departament/Institut: Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Centre de Recerca en Economia Industrial i Economia Pública, Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Departament d'Economia
    Idioma: eng
    Autor: Ponce Alifonso, Xavier, Llop Llop, Maria
    Relació: Documents de treball del Departament d'Economia;2011-11
    Format: application/pdf, 250488 bytes, 32
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    33 - Economia
    Aigua -- Polítiques de gestió
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