Alors que les gains à attendre suite à la libéralisation des échanges, en particulier pour les pays en développement, sont généralement présentés comme essentiels aux progrès de la lutte contre la pauvreté, l'étude souligne leur faiblesse lorsqu'ils sont exprimés en termes relatifs...

In this paper, we try to evaluate the change in welfare gains and their distribution due to trade liberalization when imperfect information is considered. The results of two versions of a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model, using GTAP database and representing goods as well as capital...

[eng] Price volatility and protectionism are main features of the world sugar market The assumptions, results and limits of two models of the world sugar market are analyzed. Taking into account the consequences of price volatility on agents decision making may radically change expected results...

Brazil has shown interest in agricultural trade negotiations at bilateral, regional, and multilateral levels. This study addresses several important negotiations, using the agricultural sector model CAPRI (Common Agricultural Policy Regional Impact Analysis), to analyze liberalization scenarios...

Cet article analyse les raisons des faibles performances en matière de lutte contre l’insécurité alimentaire et la pauvreté au Burkina Faso malgré les bonnes performances économiques enregistrées par le pays au cours des 10 dernières années et teste, à l’aide d’un modèle...

Are there any economic policies able to break the vicious circle of the poverty trap in rural areas of poor countries such as Burkina Faso? To help answer this question, a detailed analysis of production systems has been used to elaborate dynamic household models. A mathematical programming...

The management of agricultural price volatility in developing countries is at the heart of policy debates. Building upon the recent experiences of Madagascar, Mali and Zambia, we show that the efficiency of policies to manage price volatility depends on the way policies have been defined and...