Applied general and partial equilibrium models are widely used tools for ex ante analysis of trade policy changes. However, simulation results seem to exhibit significant variation across publications, and the often criticised 'black box' character of applied trade models makes meaningful...

Applied general and partial equilibrium models are widely used tools for ex ante analysis of trade policy changes. However, simulation results seem to exhibit significant variation across publications, and the often criticised ‘black box’ character of applied trade models makes meaningful...

Quantification of welfare changes due to trade liberalisation play a crucial role for political decision making. However, meaningful comparisons of simulation results from different sources are difficult. Often significant differences in simulated gains from liberalisation do not serve to...

Due to the complexity of general and partialequilibrium models, conventional sensitivity analysis,qualitative reviews or literature-based meta-analyses donot allow for detailed assessments of the role ofindividual parameters and policy shocks across differentmodels. Therefore, the partial...

Agriculture including food products is of particular interest for Ukraine. However, in free trade agreements involving the European Union, agriculture is always given special treatment and subject to less and slower liberalization than other sectors. This paper employs the standard Global Trade...

Agriculture including food products is of particular interest for Ukraine. However, in free trade agreements involving the European Union, agriculture is always given special treatment and subject to less and slower liberalization than other sectors. This paper employs the standard Global Trade...

We perform a meta-analysis of 110 studies that report simulated global welfare gains from trade liberalization under the WTO Doha Development Agenda (DDA) to test for hidden, author-specific model specification effects. We find that after controlling for other factors that influence simulation...

Economists use partial and general equilibrium trade simulation models to estimate the impact of changes in domestic policies and international trade rules. During the WTO Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations economists have produced many different estimates of the gains that would result...

Economists use partial and general equilibrium trade simulation models toestimate the impact of changes in domestic policies and international trade rules.During the WTO Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations economists haveproduced many different estimates of the gains that would result...