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A Meta-Analysis of Estimates of the Impact of Technical Barriers to Trade
Li, Yuan; Beghin, John C. - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2010
A meta-analysis explains the variation in estimated trade effects of technical barriersto trade broadly defined, using available estimates from the empirical international tradeliterature, and accounting for data sampling and methodology differences. Agriculture and foodindustries tend to be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360705
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The Impacts of Biofuels Targets on Land-Use Change and Food Supply: AGlobal CGE Assessment
Timilsina, Govinda; Beghin, John C.; Van der … - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2010
We analyze the long-term impacts of large-scale expansion of biofuels on land-usechange, food supply and prices, and … and pasture lands in a few countries. The expansion ofbiofuels would cause a moderate decrease in world food supply and … more significant decreases indeveloping countries like India and Sub-Saharan Africa. Feedstock commodities (sugar, corn and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360697
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Traceability, Product Recalls, Industry Reputation andFood Safety
Pouliot, Sebastien; Sumner, Daniel A. - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2010
level of food safety with many identical small farms in a competitive industryand for an industry using collective action to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360700
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Meat Slaughter and Processing Plants’ TraceabilityLevels: Evidence From Iowa
Bulut, Harun; Lawrence, John D. - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2008
, food safety activitiesappear to be complementary to traceability activities. The findings may assist ongoingregulatory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360797
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Internationaler Handel und multifunktionale Landwirtschaft: Ein Agrarsektormodell zur Analyse politischer Optionen und Entscheidungsunterstützung.
Weber, Gerald - Universität <Berlin, Humboldt-Universität> / … - 2003
In der WTO-Agrarhandelsrunde von Doha geht es neben dem Abbau von Exportsubventionen und der Abschaffung von Marktzugangsbeschränkungen auch um die weitere Reduktion von internen Subventionen, die als produktions- und damit handelsverzerrend eingestuft sind. Eine Gruppe von Ländern, darunter...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009302576
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Land Allocation Effects of the Global Ethanol Surge:Predictions from the International FAPRI Model
Fabiosa, Jacinto F.; Beghin, John C.; Dong, Fengxia; … - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2009
the multi-market, multi-commodity international FAPRI (Food andAgricultural Policy Research Institute) model. The model … incorporates the trade-offs betweenbiofuel, feed, and food production and consumption and international feedback effects of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360806
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How Coupled Are Decoupled Farm Payments? AReview of the Evidence
Bhaskar, Arathi; Beghin, John C. - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2009
This survey paper explores the literature on decoupling of farm programs that has emerged inthe last 10 years. The paper identifies and assesses the various channels of potential coupling ofdecoupled farm payments and provides a taxonomy of coupling mechanisms found in theoreticaland empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360817
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How does Economic development in Eastern Europe affect Austria's regions? A multiregional general equilibrium framework
Bröcker, Johannes; Schneider, Martin - 1999
This paper presents a framework for analysing the effects of economicdevelopment in Eastern Europe on Austria's regions. Therefore we concentrate on the effects of enhanced East-West trade, which results from the economic development in the transition countries.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005852132
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Exchange Rate Uncertainty and Trade Growth - A Comparison ofLinear and Nonlinear (Forecasting) Models
Herwartz, Helmut; Weber, Henning - Sonderforschungsbereich Ökonomisches Risiko <Berlin> - 2007
A huge body of empirical and theoretical literature has emerged on the relationship between foreign exchange (FX) uncertainty and international trade. Empirical findings about the impact of FX uncertainty on trade figures are at best weak and often ambiguous with respect to its direction. Almost...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861000
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Trade Flows, Multilateral Resistance and FirmHeterogeneity
Behar, Alberto; Nelson, Benjamin D. - University <Oxford> / Department of Economics - 2009
We present a gravity model that accounts for multilateral resistance, firm heterogeneity and country-selectioninto trade, while accommodating asymmetries in trade flows. A new equation for the proportion of exporting…firms takes a gravity form: the extensive margin is also accected by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005870124