New advances in biotechnology have enhanced production of maize, soybeans, and cotton. Consumer reactions to the new technology have been mixed. Both the supply shock, from an increase in productivity or a reduction in input use, and the demand shock, which is determined by the consumer response...

This paper documents the construction of social accounting matrices (SAMs)for Vietnam for 1996 and 1997. The data sources used to construct the SAMsinclude national accounts statistics, government budget data, the official 1996input-output table, the 19 97/98 Vietnam Living Standards Survey...

This paper analyzes price, production and trade consequences of changingconsumer preferences regarding the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) infood production. The analytical framework used is an empirical global generalequilibrium model, in which the entire food processing chain –...