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Tell me where it hurts, an' I'll tell you who to call
Diao, Xinshen; Diaz-Bonilla, Eugenio; Robinson, Sherman; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
"This paper accomplishes two objectives. First, it provides simulation results from a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model that have helped focus the debate about the potential effects of agricultural trade liberalization on developing countries. The aggregate numbers show modest net...
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WTO negotiations on agriculture and developing countries
Hoda, Anwarul (contributor); Gulati, Ashok (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The World Trade Organization’s Doha Round of trade talks has been plagued by a lack of concrete progress toward …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132815
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Modeling the global trade and environmental impacts of biofuel policies
Bouët, Antoine; Dimaranan, Betina V.; Valin, Hugo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
There is rising skepticism about the potential positive environmental impacts of first generation biofuels. Growing biofuel crops could induce diversion of other crops dedicated to food and feed needs. The relocation of production could increase deforestation and bring significant new volumes of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519784
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Formal-informal economy linkages and unemployment in South Africa:
Davies, Rob; Thurlow, James - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
South Africa's high involuntary unemployment and small informal sector are attributed to an underperforming formal sector and barriers to entry in the informal sector. This paper examines the economywide linkages between the formal and informal economies while accounting for different types of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008521826
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Is SAFTA trade creating or trade diverting?: A computable general equilibrium assessment with a focus on Sri Lanka
Bouet, Antoine; Mevel, Simon; Thomas, Marcelle - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
The Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) entered its second phase of implementation in 2008. The creation of a free trade area is expected to affect its participants—Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka—very differently given their diversity in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008521827
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Trade liberalization, market reforms and competitiveness of Indian dairy sector
Sharma, Vijay Paul; Gulati, Ashok - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2003
From chronic shortages of milk, India has emerged today as the largest producer of milk in the world crossing 80 … million tonnes. This has been achieved largely through a smallholder economy in which "Operation Flood", one of the world … survive in the new brave world of liberalization? What are the options for India in the coming rounds of multilateral trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996577
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Trade liberalization under CAFTA: an analysis of the agreement with special reference to agriculture and smallholders in Central America
Morley, Samuel - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"This paper is a description and an analysis of trade liberalization under CAFTA. It shows that in the short run the impact of the agreement is likely to be small... Since the U.S. already grants tariff-free access under the CBI, trade liberalization in the CAFTA treaty appears to be asymmetric,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996578
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Marketing constraints on rice exports from Viet Nam
Goletti, Francesco; Minot, Nicholas; Berry, Philippe - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1997
world markets. Recent policy changes to promote internal trade liberalization and competition between central and provincial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996582
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¿Cuánto ayudará la liberalización comercial a los pobres?: Comparación de modelos globales de comercio
Bouet, Antoine - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"La comunidad mundial y las instituciones internacionales han dado una alta prioridad al desarrollo y el alivio de la pobreza. Los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio, establecidos por Naciones Unidas para el 2015, hacen un llamado para reducir en un 50% el número de personas que viven con...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996776
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How much will trade liberalization help the poor?: comparing global trade models
Bouet, Antoine - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
lead to higher world agricultural prices and raise activity and remuneration in this sector in developing countries. The … affects world prices. Third, liberalization can impose adjustment costs and raise short-run risk owing to competition from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996798