analysis of the DDA Framework Agreement pays particularly close attention to potential reforms in agriculture. The scenarios … are built up using newly available tariff line data and their implications for world markets are established using a … global modeling framework. These world trade impacts, in turn, form the basis for 12 country case studies of the national …

"Anderson and Martin examine the extent to which various regions, and the world as a whole, could gain from … multilateral trade reform over the next decade. They use the World Bank's linkage model of the global economy to examine the impact … first of current trade barriers and agricultural subsidies, and then of possible outcomes from the World Trade Organization …

that are net food importers or that enjoy preferential access to agricultural markets of high-income countries. The authors …. "--World Bank web site …

reductions or higher yields. The next generation of GM food research is focusing also on breeding for attributes of interest to … trade policies to economic welfare of different groups in developing countries"--World Bank web site …

European Union have adopted such different policies toward genetically modified (GM) food. Their results show that when firms … producers in the European Union (whose relatively small farms would enjoy less gains from the new biotechnology than broad … technology policies in a multilateral trading environment"--World Bank web site …

presence of trade preferences. The World Bank's LINKAGE model of the global economy is employed to examine the impact first of … employment and output, the real value of agricultural and food exports, the real returns to farm land and unskilled labor, and … agricultural and nonagricultural trade could significantly benefit the region. "--World Bank web site …

The past eight years witnessed China's phenomenal growth and integration into the world economy, expedited by its … accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001. The accession greatly accelerated China's domestic reforms. By the end … of 2007, China was ranked the second largest exporter and third largest trader in the world after its exports grew at …

the 5 percent generated by the most commonly used global model (GTAP) and reported in the paper's final section. "--World …