Center for Global Change Science: Recent submissions
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Economic Projection with Non-homothetic Preferences: The Performance and Application of a CDE Demand System
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2016-12)In computable general equilibrium modeling, whether the simulation results are consistent to a set of valid own-price and income demand elasticities that are observed empirically remains a key challenge in many modeling ... -
A Drought Indicator based on Ecosystem Responses to Water Availability: The Normalized Ecosystem Drought Index
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2016-12)Drought is one of the most destructive natural disasters causing serious damages to human society, and studies have projected more severe and widespread droughts in the coming decades associated with the warming climate. ... -
Is Current Irrigation Sustainable in the United States? An Integrated Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Water Resources and Irrigated Crop Yields
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2016-11)While the impact of climate change on crop yields has been extensively studied, the quantification of water shortages on irrigated crop yields has been regarded as more challenging due to the complexity of the water resources ...
