Article

Economic modelling of agricultural production: past advances and new challenges

Alain Carpentier, Alexandre Gohin, Paolo Sckokai et Alban Thomas

Résumé

This paper is a methodological review focusing on the major advances in modelling issues in agricultural production economics that have been made over recent decades. Issues include the role of markets and international trade, structural and dynamic aspects of production, environmental impacts of production decisions and risk issues. We describe the main scientific developments and their implications for policy design and evaluation for each topic. We also provide a short conclusion on emerging issues, data and modelling requirements and perspectives for future research.

Mots-clés

agricultural production; land use; investment; dynamics; risk management;

Codes JEL

  • Q12: Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
  • Q15: Land Ownership and Tenure • Land Reform • Land Use • Irrigation • Agriculture and Environment
  • Q17: Agriculture in International Trade

Référence

Alain Carpentier, Alexandre Gohin, Paolo Sckokai et Alban Thomas, « Economic modelling of agricultural production: past advances and new challenges », Review of Agricultural and Environmental Studies, vol. 96, n° 1, 2015, p. 131–165.

Publié dans

Review of Agricultural and Environmental Studies, vol. 96, n° 1, 2015, p. 131–165