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[EN] Using a CGE model for the Balearic Islands, we simulate the effects of an agricultural water market in the farming sector facing reductions in the water endowment. The market lessens the negative effects on farming communities of short-term water restrictions associated with cyclical droughts. However, in scenarios of permanent reductions, such as those envisaged by global warming predictions or those that result from the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive, a water market may aggravate the negative effects of water shortage. Therefore, the paper shows that generalizations cannot be made about the effects of water markets on farming communities. ; [ES] Mediante un modelo CGE para Baleares simulamos los efectos de un mercado de agua en la agricultura ante escenarios de reducción en la dotación de agua. Los resultados muestran como dicho mercado ayudaría a mitigar los efectos negativos que producen las sequías cíclicas sobre las comunidades agrícolas, mientras que podría agravar los efectos negativos de una reducción permanente en la disponibilidad del agua causada, por ejemplo, por el cambio climático o la aplicación de la Directiva Marco del Agua. Ello pone de manifiesto que no es posible realizar generalizaciones acerca de los efectos regionales de un mercado de agua. ; The authors are grateful for the support received from the Balearic Islands Government (PROGECIB-14B) and from the Spanish Ministry of the Environment, the National Program of Science andTechnology (CGL2006-11679-C02-02). We also aknowledge the useful comments of two anonymous referees. ; Tirado, D.; Lozano, J.; Gómez, CM. (2011). Economic regional impacts of water transfers: the role of factor mobility in a case study of the agricultural sector in the Balearic Islands. Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales - Agricultural and Resource Economics. 10(2):41-59. https://doi.org/10.7201/earn.2010.02.03 ; SWORD ; 41 ; 59 ; 10 ; 2