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US policy contributions to agricultural commodity price fluctuations, 2006 - 12
Rausser, Gordon C.; De Gorter, Harry - 2013
Since 2006, global prices and price volatility for foodgrain commodities have spiked frequently and dramatically. Such spikes have had the heaviest economic and social impact on developing nations, where agriculture accounts for a sizable portion of economic activity. We demonstrate how US...
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Trade Liberalization and Developing Countries under the Doha Round
Francois, J.; van Meijl, H.; van Tongeren, F. - 2003
We explore the impact of multilateral liberalization, with emphasison distributional effects across countries. We first develop a realistic base1ine that takes into account events such as the entry of China into the WTO and the enlargement of the EU, allowing us to focus on those effects that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010324865
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Toward a Philippine-Japan Economic Cooperation in Agriculture
Bello, Amelia L.; Sumalde, Zenaida M.; Vega, Carlos … - 2004
Agriculture is a sensitive issue for both the Philippines and Japan. Thus, promoting economic cooperation cannot be a … concessions in other industries/sectors, e.g., retirement, contract workers, etc. Japan's tariff rates are lower than the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011429774
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Regulation and Deregulation in the Japanese Rail Industry
Mizutani, Fumitoshi - In: CESifo DICE Report 03 (2005) 4, pp. 10-15
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Trading Uncertainties: The Transatlantic Divide in Regulating Biotechnology
Jasanoff, Sheila - In: CESifo DICE Report 06 (2008) 2, pp. 36-43
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Quantitative analysis of the impacts of Croatia's agricultural trade policy on the agri-food sector
Weingarten, Peter; Frohberg, Klaus; Winter, Etti; … - 2003
unterscheiden. Insgesamt zeigen die Modellergebnisse, das eine wechselseitige Handelsliberalisierung wohlfahrtssteigernde Effekte … staatlichen Zolleinnahmen. Daher ist eine Fortsetzung der Handelsliberalisierung empfehlenswert. Allerdings kann die … Handelsliberalisierung ist vor allem in einem verbesserten Zugang zu internationalen Märkten zu sehen. Dies ermöglicht es kroatischen …
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Nutrient flows in agricultural production and international trade: Ecological and policy issues
Craswell, Eric T.; Grote, Ulrike; Henao, Julio; Vlek, … - 2004
This paper addresses the issue of environmental and ecological impacts of nutrient flows within and between countries by reviewing and presenting data on nutrient balances and global nutrient movements. The results for nutrient depletion in agricultural soils during 1996-1999 show that in most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010323585
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"Development box" and special and differential treatment for food security of developing countries: Potentials, limitations and implementation issues
von Braun, Joachim; Wobst, Peter; Grote, Ulrike - 2002
At the Ministerial Conference in Doha, WTO member countries acknowledged the need to further correct the prevailing restrictions and distortions in agricultural world markets. The Ministerial Declaration of Doha reaffirms the commitment of creating a fair agricultural trading system that will...
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Indonesia in a Reforming World Economy: Effects on Agriculture, Trade and the Environment
Anderson, Kym (contributor); Stringer, Randy (contributor);  … - 2009
In the mid-1990s a joint research project was established between CASER (Bogor), CIES (Adelaide), CSIS ( Jakarta) and RSPAS (at ANU, Canberra) to examine interactions between agriculture, trade and the environment in Indonesia.Funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural...
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