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Changes in rainfall, agricultural exports and reserves: macroeconomic impacts of climate change in Argentina

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  • Pablo G. Bortz
  • Nicole Toftum

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This paper studies a long-term manifestation of physical risks of climate change (namely, changes in rainfalls) and its macroeconomic impacts in a developing country such as Argentina. We document a downward trend in rainfalls in the main agricultural area of Argentina, using daily data starting in 1970. We further use changes in rainfall as an instrument for the export performance of the main agricultural complexes from 2003 to 2019. Using an instrumental variable approach, we study the impact of changes in rainfall on foreign exchange reserves, controlling for economic activity, capital flows and debt repayments. We find that drops in rainfall in January (mainly) and February are significantly associated with lower reserve accumulation by the central bank. This result is robust to several specifications.

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  • Pablo G. Bortz & Nicole Toftum, 2024. "Changes in rainfall, agricultural exports and reserves: macroeconomic impacts of climate change in Argentina," Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(2), pages 243-258, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:teepxx:v:13:y:2024:i:2:p:243-258
    DOI: 10.1080/21606544.2023.2236987
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