The Impact of Water Right Transfer from Agriculture to Industries: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis

Abstract:

Based on a general equilibrium model, we estimates the potential economic benefit of water rights transfer from agriculture to industries. We use the input-output table of China 2010 to build the general equilibrium base solution, and simulate the improvement of the technical efficiency of agricultural water use and the transfer of the saved water to industries. Results show that the transfer of water right from agriculture to industries can contribute to real GDP growth, price level decrease, and industries’ output growth.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1051)
• Pages: 461-465
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1051.461
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Wei Da He, Ping Lu*, Pei Deng
• Keywords: Computable General Equilibrium, Water Resource, Water Right Transfer

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