Blanc, Elodie

Elodie Blanc
Research Scientist, Joint Program
eblanc@mit.edu
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Focus Areas

Food, Water & Forestry, Regional Analysis

Bio

Dr. Élodie Blanc is a Research Scientist at the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. Her research focuses on agricultural economics.

Education + Credentials
M.Com., Economics of Sustainable Development, Environment and Energy, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, France, 2006.
Ph.D., Economics, University of Otagao, New Zealand, 2011. Dissertation: The impact of climate change on crop production in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Recent Publications

Book/Chapter
Estimating the impact of crop diversity on agricultural productivity in South Africa
Bellora, C., E. Blanc, J-M. Bourgeon and E. Strobl (2019). NBER Book Series, ISBN: 978-0-226-61980-4 [PDF]
Joint Program Report
Statistical Emulators of Irrigated Crop Yields and Irrigation Water Requirements
E. Blanc (2018). Joint Program Report Series Report 333, October, 35 p. [PDF]
Joint Program Reprint, Journal Article
Aggregation of gridded emulated rainfed crop yield projections at the national or regional level
Blanc, É. (2017). Journal of Global Economic Analysis, 2(2): 112–127 [PDF]
Joint Program Reprint, Journal Article
Is Current Irrigation Sustainable in the United States? An Integrated Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Water Resources and Irrigated Crop Yields
Blanc, É., J. Caron, C. Fant and E. Monier (2017). Earth's Future, 5(8): 877-892 (doi: 10.1002/2016EF000473) [PDF]
Journal Article
The Use of Panel Models in Assessments of Climate Impacts on Agriculture
Blanc, E. and W. Schlenker (2017). Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 11(2):258-279
More Publications

News + Media

News Release
The future of food production amid global change
MIT News | 
Nov 13, 2018
DOE Highlight: Statistical Emulators of Irrigated Crop Yields and Irrigation Water Requirements
Joint Program News | 
Nov 01, 2018
DOE Highlight: Efficient assessment of environmental impacts on crop yields at the regional level
Joint Program News | 
Jan 01, 2018
In The News
Climate, Food Security and Water: Interdisciplinary Insights
MIT ClimateX | 
Sep 25, 2017
News Release
Estimating the Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture
Joint Program News | 
Aug 11, 2017
In The News
Climate change could curb crop yields by 2050, MIT study says
Boston Globe | 
Jul 14, 2017
News Release
Climate change to deplete some US water basins, reduce irrigated crop yields
MIT News | 
Jul 11, 2017
DOE Highlight: Modeling water availability for irrigation in the US
Joint Program News | 
Jul 01, 2017
DOE Highlight: A simpler, faster way to assess climate change impact on crop yields
Joint Program News | 
Apr 01, 2017
News Release
A simpler, faster way to assess climate change impact on crop yields
Joint Program News | 
Feb 07, 2017
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