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developing countries in the presence of trade preferences. Particular attention is given to agriculture, as farmers constitute … merchandise trade barriers and agricultural subsidies, and then of possible reform outcomes from the WTO’s Doha Development Agenda …
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the WTO’s Doha round. The results suggest moving to free global merchandise trade would boost real incomes in sub …
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the WTO may add to that difficulty. New agricultural biotechnologies could ease that situation. The adoption and spread of … some of those biotechnologies in agriculture have, however, raised concerns, particularly over the environmental and food …
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A new round of WTO negotiations on agriculture, services and perhaps some other issues is expected to be launched in …
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required to bring agriculture more into the WTO mainstream? The question is explored from the viewpoint of developing countries … liberalize farm trade in the next WTO round follow the same pattern as the Uruguay Round, or might a more radical approach be … examines new agricultural issues, notably food safety and agriculture's so-called multifunctionality: both were the subject of …
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The first generation of genetically modified (GM) crop varieties sought to increase farmer profitability through cost reductions or higher yields. The next generation of GM food research is focusing also on breeding for attributes of interest to consumers, beginning with ‘golden rice’, which...
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reactions may lead to trade disputes, in which case the way this GMO issue is addressed in the WTO’s dispute settlement body …
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We estimate the impact of global merchandise trade distortions and services regulations on agricultural value added in various countries. Using the latest versions of the GTAP database and the GTAP-AGR model of the global economy, our results suggest real net farm incomes would rise in...
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Organization (WTO) members to liberalize trade multilaterally, they need to be convinced that there will be sufficient gains from …
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The claim by global trade modelers that the potential contribution to global economic welfare of removing agricultural subsidies is less than one-tenth of that from removing agricultural tariffs puzzles many observers. To help explain that result, this paper first compares the OECD and...
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