On the economics of virtual water trade

Jeffrey Reimer

Ecological Economics, 2012, vol. 75, issue C, 135-139

Abstract: Virtual water trade is increasingly recognized as a useful metaphor for thinking about freshwater resources in an international context. Its legitimacy in terms of economic theory has been questioned by a number of authors, however. In this article I develop new theoretical results that place the virtual water concept on a firm economic foundation, and which correct several misconceptions within the existing literature on virtual water economics.

Keywords: International trade; Water (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F11 F18 Q25 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.01.011

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