Aragón, FM;
Oteiza, F;
Rud, JP;
(2021)
Climate Change and Agriculture: Subsistence Farmers' Response to Extreme Heat.
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
, 13
(1)
pp. 1-35.
10.1257/pol.20190316.
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Abstract
This paper examines how subsistence farmers respond to extreme heat. Using micro-data from Peruvian households, we find that high temperatures reduce agricultural productivity, increase area planted, and change crop mix. These findings are consistent with farmers using input adjustments as a short-term mechanism to attenuate the effect of extreme heat on output. This response seems to complement other coping strategies, such as selling livestock, but exacerbates the drop in yields, a standard measure of agricultural productivity. Using our estimates, we show that accounting for land adjustments is important to quantify damages associated with climate change.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Climate Change and Agriculture: Subsistence Farmers' Response to Extreme Heat |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1257/pol.20190316 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20190316 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10069604 |
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