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The Causes and Consequences of the Spatial Organization of Agriculture in Brazil

dc.contributor.authorPellegrina, Heitor S.
dc.coverage.spatialBrasiles_ES
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-19T19:25:43Z
dc.date.available2017-10-19T19:25:43Z
dc.date.issued2017-10-10
dc.identifier.citationPellegrina, H. S. (2017, October 10). The Causes and Consequences of the Spatial Organization of Agriculture in Brazil. CAF – Working paper;N° 2017/21, Buenos Aires: CAF. Retrieved from https://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/1108en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/1108
dc.description.tableofcontentsWhy are there vast differences in agricultural activity across space? How do these differences shape the aggregate impact of agricultural shocks? To address these questions, I build a quantitative general equilibrium model that accounts for rich spatial differences in agriculture and use comprehensive county-level data from Brazil to estimate the model. I find that differences in natural advantages and factor intensities are key causes of the spatial patterns of agricultural specialization but that differences in trade costs across crops play a minor role. In addition, I study two major shocks in Brazilian agriculture: the adaptation of soybeans to tropical regions and the rise in the Chinese demand for commodities. The results show that general equilibrium effects substantially shaped the returns to agricultural research, the impact of tropical soybeans on urbanization, and the gains from trade with China.es_ES
dc.language.isoen_USes_ES
dc.publisherCAFes_ES
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCAF – Working paper;N° 2017/21
dc.rightsCC-BY-NCes_ES
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/es_ES
dc.subjectAgriculturaes_ES
dc.subjectComercio internacionales_ES
dc.subjectEconomíaes_ES
dc.subjectInvestigación socioeconómicaes_ES
dc.titleThe Causes and Consequences of the Spatial Organization of Agriculture in Braziles_ES
dc.typeworkingPaperes_ES
dc.publisher.cityBuenos Aireses_ES


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