Interbasin Water Transfers and the Size of Regions: An Economic Geography Example
Publication Date
10-31-2017
Document Type
Article
Organizational Units
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Economics
Keywords
Water, Land use patterns, Regional migration, Amenities
Abstract
A two-region, spatial economic model is developed to explore the implications of interregional water transfers on household migration and the intraregional distribution of land between urban and agricultural use when there are agglomeration economies in urban production. A particular example is considered where an arid region lacks water resources but has differing levels of amenities and agricultural productivity relative to a water rich region. The conditions for the stability of both the dispersed and concentrated equilibria are found. Numerical simulations provide a graphical example of the set of stable equilibria in the parameter space. Finally, the model is calibrated using data on household consumption and agricultural production patterns in the US.
Copyright Date
10-31-2017
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Rights Holder
Elsevier
Provenance
Received from author
Language
English (eng)
Extent
15 pgs
Publication Statement
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Publication Title
Water Resources and Economics
Volume
21
First Page
40
Last Page
54
ISSN
2212-4284
Recommended Citation
Lopez, Juan Carlos. “Interbasin Water Transfers and the Size of Regions: An Economic Geography Example.” Water Resources and Economics, vol. 21, 2018, pp. 40–54. DOI: 10.1016/j.wre.2017.10.005