Abstract

BASURTO HERNANDEZ, Saúl; GALINDO PALIZA, Luis Miguel  and  RIOS MOHAR, Julia. Potential economic impacts of climate change on livestock: the case of Mexico. Prob. Des [online]. 2023, vol.54, n.212, pp.27-54.  Epub Aug 14, 2023. ISSN 0301-7036.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iiec.20078951e.2023.212.69916.

This article identifies the impacts of climate change on livestock production in Mexico. Data from 28,337 livestock production units is used to estimate a Ricardian model and simulate the effects of climate change on net income per head. The main results suggest that climate change could reduce net income between -13.42 and -16.87% in 2041-2060 and between -14.42 and -33.83% in 2081-2100. Furthermore, small, less diversified producers appear to be the most vulnerable to climate change.

Keywords : change; livestock; Ricardian model.