The WTO agricultural negotiations of the Doha round are a key issue in the public debate. This paper analyses the effects of different options to improve market-access on the basis of a GTAP model, comparing the impact of the Harbinson proposal and the Swiss formula on trade balances. An...

In diesem Beitrag werden die aktuellen Vorschläge der EU, der USA, der G 20 und der G 10 analysiert. Die Simulationen werden mit einem erweiterten GTAP Modell durchgeführt. Zu-sätzlich wird die GTAP Datenbasis um gebundene Zölle ergänzt, so dass "Wasser in den Zöl-len" Berücksichtigung...

This paper analyses the economic effects of different magnitudes of tariff cuts, different tariff cutting formulas, the implications of tariff capping as well as different numbers and width of tariff bands in the market access pillar of the Doha Round agricultural negotiations. The simulations...

Die Ergebnisse von modellgestützten Liberalisierungsstudien können maßgeblich durch die Aggregation der Importzölle beeinflusst werden. Gegenstand dieses Beitrags ist die Quantifizierung des Einflusses unterschiedlicher Aggregationsmethoden auf die Wohlfahrtsergebnisse eines multiregionalen...

The WTO negotiations of the Doha round are a key issue in the public debate. This paper analysis the effects of different market access option on the basis of general equilibrium model. An extended version of the GTAP model is used to firstly project a base run including the Agenda 2000, the EU...

Over the last decades the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been increasingly influenced by the WTO negotiations. The Mac-Sharry-Reform and the Mid Term Review (MTR) reform of the CAP for example improved the conformity between the EU agricultural policy and the liberalization requirements...

The results of liberalization studies can be influenced decisively by the methodology of import tariff aggregation. This article deals with different measures used to aggregate import tariffs. Therefore, the advantages and disadvantages of different aggregation measures are discussed...

This paper analyses the economic effects of different magnitudes of tariff cuts, different tariff cutting formulas, the implications of tariff capping as well as different numbers and width of tariff bands in the market access pillar of the Doha Round agricultural negotiations. The simulations...