Zusammenfassung In diesem Artikel wird ein Überblick über neuere Entwicklungen bei empirischen allgemeinen Gleichgewichtsmodellen (EAG) gegeben, wobei walrasianische Modelle weitgehend ohne makroökonomische Aspekte im Vordergrund stehen. Zunächst wird eine typische EAG-Modellstruktur...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the viability for Bolivia of attaining the United Nations millennium development goal established in year 2000, of halving extreme poverty by 2015. Design/methodology/approach – The study is based in numerical simulation with a model of the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the viability for Bolivia of attaining the United Nations millennium development goal established in year 2000, of halving extreme poverty by 2015. Design/methodology/approach – The study is based in numerical simulation with a model of the...

Based on predicted changes in the magnitude and distribution of global precipitation, temperature and river flow under the IPCC SRES A1B and A2 scenarios, this study assesses the potential impacts of climate change and CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> fertilization on global agriculture. The analysis uses the new version of...</subscript>

Two possible adaptation scenarios to climate change for Sub-Saharan Africa are analyzed under the SRES B2 scenario. The first scenario doubles the irrigated area in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2050, compared to the baseline, but keeps total crop area constant. The second scenario increases both...