Seminar by Dr. Tom Hertel
October 16 @ 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM - Karnnert 661
SEMINAR: Implications of Climate Extremes for U.S. Corn Price Volatility Under Alternative Economic and Energy Scenarios
Dr. Tom Hertel
Distinguished Professor
Agricultural Economics
OCTOBER 16, 2012
Krannert 661
3:30-5:00 pm
Abstract: The drought of 2012 has raised concerns that climate change could increase food insecuri-ty by altering grain yields in the coming decades. However, commodity price volatility is also influ-enced by other factors, which may either exacerbate or buffer the effects of climate change. Here we show that US corn price volatility exhibits higher sensitivity to near-term climate change than to en-ergy policy influences or agriculture-energy market integration, and that the presence of a biofuels mandate enhances the sensitivity to climate change by more than 50%. The climate change impact is driven primarily by intensification of severe hot conditions in the primary corn-growing region of the US, which causes US corn price volatility to increase sharply in response to global warming projected over the next three decades.
Contact Details
- Cindy Fate
- cynthia@purdue.edu