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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
of a free trade area is expected to affect its participants—Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008521827
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The expected benefits of trade liberalization for world income and development: Opening the “black box” of global trade modeling
Bouet, Antoine - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"Trade liberalization is expected to act positively on world economic development and poverty alleviation, both of which have become high priorities of the international community. This emphasis explains why numerous studies have focused on assessing the expected benefits of trade liberalization...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997228
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Transition economies' perspective: getting ready for the Millenium Round trade negotiations
Grote, Ulrike; Wehrheim, Peter - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1999
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005101362
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The political economy of Zambia’s recovery: Structural change without transformation?:
Resnick, Danielle; Thurlow, James - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Using the case of Zambia, this paper examines whether structural change translates into reduced poverty and improved social welfare through an empirical and systematic analysis of the country’s growth trajectory during 1991–2010. We find that growth after 2002 was accompanied by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132683
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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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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 … protected through quantitative restrictions (QRs) and stringent licensing provisions. Since early 1990s, India embarked upon … 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
The paper describes the spectacular growth of rice exports from Viet Nam during the period 1989 to 1997. From a situation of food shortages, the country is now the second largest rice exporter after Thailand. Export projections indicate that there is potential for further export growth in all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996582
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996590