countries have distorted rice trade. This study estimates the impact of rice policy distortions on developing countries' rice … production and trade potential. Because rice markets are highly segmented, major rice types are differentiated to estimate the … exporting side. Level of domestic stocks also determines tariff movements. In the short/medium grain rice market, this study …

of trade. By increasing the cost of external finance, a financial shock increases the financial cost of exporting and … reduces firms’ production capacities and exports (intensive margin). By making it more difficult to engage in a (highly … profitable) Cournot pricing policy, such a shock also reduces firms’ duopoly profit and probability of exporting (extensive …

international development community. Eliminating hunger and promoting widespread growth in the region inevitably involves …

dramatically over this period, i.e. a four-fold real increase. This has mostly been due to increases in international market prices … these characteristics are shown to be associ-ated with significant quality premiums in international markets. …

between export intensity and TFP, which implies that more productive firms are more likely to select in to exporting. …

four-fold in real terms over this period. This increase has mostly been due to changes in international market prices. The … traceability, as these characteristics are shown to be associated with significant quality premiums in international markets. …

This 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report is the fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of … what happened in food policy in 2014 at the global, regional, and national levels, and—supported by the latest knowledge …

of origin and assesses the structural adjustment in demand as indicated by the increase in imports from Sri Lanka since … the tsunami in December 2004. The primary objective of this research is to assess how Sri Lanka’s fish exports affected … fish exports from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda (Lake Victoria region). Although the results show no significant price …

transform its domestic rice sector and become more competitive with imports in order to ultimately displace them over time … imports in the short and medium term. This is especially true so long local varieties cannot compete on quality and post …