Boisvert, Richard N.; Kay, David; Turvey, Calum G. - In: Economic Modelling 29 (2012) 5, pp. 1921-1930
We forecast the economic consequences of a widespread contamination of the food system based on a hypothetical outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). Since the immediate effect on the livestock sector could affect the entire supply chain and US livestock, meat and dairy exports, we measure...