restrictiveness indexes. It then exploits a global agricultural distortions database recently compiled by the World Bank to generate …-income countries over the past two decades. "--World Bank web site …"For decades the world's agricultural markets have been highly distorted by national government policies, but very …

sector policies are generated without a formal model of global markets or even price elasticity estimates. "--World Bank web …"Despite recent reforms, world agricultural markets remain highly distorted by government policies. Traditional …