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Economic Impacts of Policies Affecting Crop Biotechnology and Trade
Anderson, Kym - Centre for International Economic Studies, School of … - 2010
to govern their production and consumption of genetically modified (GM) food and feed crops, and to prevent imports of …Agricultural biotechnologies, and especially transgenic crops, have the potential to boost food security in developing … countries by offering higher incomes for farmers and lower-priced and better quality food for consumers. That potential is being …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008683449
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Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints
Karlan, Dean S.; Osei, Robert; Osei-Akoto, Isaac; Udry, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
The investment decisions of small-scale farmers in developing countries are conditioned by their financial environment. Binding credit market constraints and incomplete insurance can reduce investment in activities with high expected profits. We conducted several experiments in northern Ghana in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083318
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Self-Selection into Credit Markets: Evidence from Agriculture in Mali
Beaman, Lori; Karlan, Dean S.; Thuysbaert, Bram; Udry, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
We partnered with a micro-lender in Mali to randomize credit offers at the village level. Then, in no-loan control villages, we gave cash grants to randomly selected households. These grants led to higher agricultural investments and profits, thus showing that liquidity constraints bind with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083397
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Recent and Prospective Adoption of Genetically Modified Cotton: A Global CGE Analysis of Economic Impacts
Anderson, Kym; Valenzuela, Ernesto; Jackson, Lee Ann - Centre for International Economic Studies, School of … - 2007
This paper provides estimates of the economic impact of initial adoption of genetically modified (GM) cotton and of its potential impacts beyond the few countries where it is currently common. Use is made of the latest version of the GTAP database and model. Our results suggest that by following...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693054
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WTOÂ’s Doha Cotton Initiative: A Tale of Two Issues
Anderson, Kym; Valenzuela, Ernesto - Centre for International Economic Studies, School of … - 2007
Four West African nations have demanded the WTOÂ’s Doha Development Agenda include a Cotton Initiative that involves two issues: cutting cotton subsidies and tariffs, and assisting farm productivity growth in Africa. This paper provides estimates of the potential economic impacts of (a)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693059
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GM Cotton Adoption, Recent and Prospective: A Global CGE Analysis of Economic Impacts
Anderson, Kym; Jackson, Lee Ann; Valenzuela, Ernesto - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
This paper provides estimates of the economic impact of initial adoption of genetically modified (GM) cotton and of its potential impacts beyond the few countries where it is currently common. Use is made of the latest version of the GTAP database and model. Our results suggest that by following...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666568
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WTO's Doha Cotton Initiative: A Tale of Two Issues
Anderson, Kym; Valenzuela, Ernesto - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
Four West African nations have demanded the WTO’s Doha Development Agenda include a Cotton Initiative that involves two issues: cutting cotton subsidies and tariffs, and assisting farm productivity growth in Africa. This paper provides estimates of the potential economic impacts of (a)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661957
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Who Gains from Australian Generic Wine R&D and Promotion?
Anderson, Kym; Zhao, Xueyan; Wittwer, Glyn - Centre for International Economic Studies, School of … - 2002
A multi-sectoral partial equilibrium model of the markets for two types of Australian grapes and wine (premium and non-premium) is developed to study the aggregate returns from different types of research and promotion investments by the industry and their distribution across actors in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008740166
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Globalisation's Effects on World Agricultural Trade, 1960 to 2050
Anderson, Kym - Centre for International Economic Studies, School of … - 2010
coming decades. World food prices will depend also on whether (and if so by how much) farm productivity growth continues to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008683455
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Trade Barrier Volatility and Agricultural Price Stabilization
Anderson, Kym; Nelgen, Signe - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
extreme upward price spikes, trade policy responses by food importers are as substantial as those of exporting countries. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008692306