Changes in Water Allocation Mechanisms for California Agriculture
Changes in Water Allocation Mechanisms for California Agriculture
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1465-7287.1994.tb00418.x
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发表时间：
1994
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
D. Zilberman;N. Macdougall;F. Shah
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作者：
D. Zilberman;N. Macdougall;F. Shah
“加州现有的分配水资源的机构反映了水资源丰富时建立的优先分配水权。这些分配规则使用户排队，不鼓励节约用水。水资源日益短缺，水的环境效益日益受到重视，这促使人们向提高农业用水效率的水分配机制过渡。可转让的水权制度将导致市场化的水资源分配，诱导农民采用节水技术，并可能不会面临来自高级水权人的强烈反对。人们必须权衡从水权向水市场过渡所带来的效率收益与安装水交换和交易设施所带来的交易成本”。版权所有1994年西方经济协会国际。
"Existing institutions allocating water in California reflect prior appropriation water rights established when water was abundant. These allocation rules queue users and do not encourage water conservation. Increased water scarcity and growing valuation of water's environmental benefits are inducing a transition to water allocation mechanisms that increase water efficiency in agriculture. Transferable rights systems will lead to market-like water allocation, induce farmers to adopt water conservation technology, and may not face strong objection from senior water rights holders. One must weigh the efficiency gains associated with transition from water rights to water markets against the transaction costs associated with installing facilities that enable water exchange and trading". Copyright 1994 Western Economic Association International.