El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a naturally occurring phenomenon that affects weather around the world. Past ENSO episodes have had severe impacts on the economy of Colombia. We study the influence of ENSO on Colombian coffee production, exports, and price. Our structural econometric specification is consistent with an economic model of the market for Colombian coffee which, in the short run, is characterized by a downward-sloping demand curve and by a vertical supply curve. We show that El Niño (i.e., positive shocks to ENSO) is beneficial for Colombian production and exports and decreases the real price of Colombian coffee. On the contrary, La Niña (i.e., negative shocks to ENSO) depresses Colombian coffee production and exports and increases price. However, the overall impact of ENSO shocks is small. Both in the short run and in the long run, shocks to international demand for Colombian coffee are more relevant than supply-side shocks in Colombia in explaining the dynamics of the price of Colombian coffee. Our results suggest that a given coffee price shock can have beneficial, detrimental, or negligible effects on the Colombian economy, depending on its underlying cause. As a consequence, policy responses to coffee price shocks should be designed by looking at the causes of the shocks.

Bastianin, A., Lanza, A., Manera, M. (2018). Economic impacts of El Niño southern oscillation: evidence from the Colombian coffee market. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, 49(5), 623-633 [10.1111/agec.12447].

Economic impacts of El Niño southern oscillation: evidence from the Colombian coffee market

Bastianin, Andrea
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Manera, Matteo
Ultimo
2018

Abstract

El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a naturally occurring phenomenon that affects weather around the world. Past ENSO episodes have had severe impacts on the economy of Colombia. We study the influence of ENSO on Colombian coffee production, exports, and price. Our structural econometric specification is consistent with an economic model of the market for Colombian coffee which, in the short run, is characterized by a downward-sloping demand curve and by a vertical supply curve. We show that El Niño (i.e., positive shocks to ENSO) is beneficial for Colombian production and exports and decreases the real price of Colombian coffee. On the contrary, La Niña (i.e., negative shocks to ENSO) depresses Colombian coffee production and exports and increases price. However, the overall impact of ENSO shocks is small. Both in the short run and in the long run, shocks to international demand for Colombian coffee are more relevant than supply-side shocks in Colombia in explaining the dynamics of the price of Colombian coffee. Our results suggest that a given coffee price shock can have beneficial, detrimental, or negligible effects on the Colombian economy, depending on its underlying cause. As a consequence, policy responses to coffee price shocks should be designed by looking at the causes of the shocks.
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C32; Coffee; Colombia; El Niño; ENSO; La Niña; O13; Q02; Q11; Q54; Structural VAR;
C32; Coffee; Colombia; El Niño; ENSO; La Niña; O13; Q02; Q11; Q54; Structural VAR; Agronomy and Crop Science; Economics and Econometrics
English
2018
49
5
623
633
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Bastianin, A., Lanza, A., Manera, M. (2018). Economic impacts of El Niño southern oscillation: evidence from the Colombian coffee market. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, 49(5), 623-633 [10.1111/agec.12447].
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