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El uso racional del agua de riego en México: entre la eficiencia y la institucionalidad

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  • Olivera, Marcelo

    (Doctor en Economía por la UNAM, posdoctorante del Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.)

  • Abraham, Ernesto

    (Maestro en Economía por la UNAM. Doctorante en Economía por la UNAM.)

  • Alatriste, Martha G.

    (Pasante de licenciatura por la Facultad de Economía, UNAM)

Abstract

The use of water presents a contradiction. The economically rational use does not match up the rational-common sense use of the agricultures. This is due to the fact that they have an incentive to use a greater amount of water than the technically recommended. The aim of this paper is to analyze this dilemma studying the behavior of Mexican agricultures and defining the rationality from the economic point of view. This analysis allowed us to formulate public policy recommendations, from which we conclude that a regulatory system along with inadequate incentives can generate an irrational acting of the economic agents.

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  • Olivera, Marcelo & Abraham, Ernesto & Alatriste, Martha G., 2008. "El uso racional del agua de riego en México: entre la eficiencia y la institucionalidad," Revista Nicolaita de Estudios Económicos, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Empresariales, vol. 0(1), pages 49-66.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:rnicee:0021
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    Keywords

    Use of water; economic rationality; common sense.;
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    JEL classification:

    • H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures

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