Springmann, M., Freund, F. Options for reforming agricultural subsidies from health, climate, and economic perspectives. Nat Commun

Objective:

• Analyse options for reforming agricultural subsidies that are in line with health and climate-change objectives

Case:

• Global countries

Methodology:

• CGE
• Agricultural detail: MAGNET

Data Source

• Subsidy: OECD
• GTAP
• CO2

Findings:

• Removing all agricultural subsidies by 2030 led to reduced production of crop, while regions without subsidies to remove reacted by increasing production

• The changes in consumption followed the changes in production, but were mediated by changes in trade and commodity prices

• The increases in mortality affected the labour supply and led to a reduction in economic welfare

Coding Reference:

• Upon request