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An analysis of livestock choice : adapting to climate change in Latin American farms

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Seo, Niggol
Mendelsohn, Robert

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The authors explore how Latin American livestock farmers adapt to climate by switching spe cies. They develop a multinomial choice model of farmer ' s choice of livestock species. Estimating the models across over 1,200 livestock farmers in seven countries, they find that both temperature and precipitation affect the species Latin American farmers choose. The authors then use this model to predict how future climate scenarios would affect species choice. Global warming will cause farmers to switch to beef cattle at the expense of dairy cattle.

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Paper provided by The World Bank in its series Policy Research Working Paper Series with number 4164.

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Keywords: Livestock & Animal Husbandry Climate Change Wildlife Resources Peri-Urban Communities Rural Urban Linkages

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  1. Seo, Sungno Niggol & Mendelsohn, Robert, 2007. "Climate change adaptation in Africa : a microeconomic analysis of livestock choice," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4277, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]
  2. Dubin, Jeffrey A & McFadden, Daniel L, 1984. "An Econometric Analysis of Residential Electric Appliance Holdings and Consumption," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 52(2), pages 345-62, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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