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Os ganhos de produtividade na agricultura brasileira vêm apresentando crescimentos expressivos, dessa forma o Brasil deveria estar se inserindo no contexto internacional com grande competitividade. No entanto, observa-se que a estrutura logística brasileira é um gargalo que vem reduzindo a...
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Dado a grande importância da borracha natural para o país, o presente trabalho procura analisar o seu nível de competitividade face a outras economias, também produtoras de borracha, na tentativa de buscar soluções para melhorar a sua eficiência produtiva, dado que, a exploração da...
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O presente trabalho tem por objetivo analisar as exportações brasileiras de carne de frango no período de 1996 a 2006, bem como a tendência que vem acontecendo nos últimos anos em relação a uma possível mudança no perfil do produto exportado, de maneira a verificar se a cadeia de carne...
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O objetivo deste trabalho é propor uma metodologia que permita medir os efeitos de barreiras não-tarifárias sobre o desempenho exportador de um setor específico. Para testar a metodologia, foi analisada a ocorrência de eventos/barreiras sanitárias sobre nas exportações brasileiras de...
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In this paper, we make an attempt to rationalize the strategic behavior of major peanut exporting and importing countries in the framework of imperfectly competitive markets with the focus on the global and inter-American peanut trade. This study is motivated by the fact that liberalizing...
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This study examines the ability of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) to price discriminate in bread wheat exports. This study models wheat as a vertically differentiated intermediate good and modifies the model of vertical differentiation by Mussa and Rosen to the realities of wheat import demand....
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The acceptance of the NAFTA and GATT trade agreements will impact the U.S. peanut industry. This paper examines trade distorting policies and evaluates the effects of trade liberalization on peanut producers, shellers, manufactures, and U.S. consumers of peanut products. Decreasing marketing...
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In this article, justifications by producers (economic protectionism), consumers and social advocates (humanitarian motives) for including labour standards in international trade agreements are discussed. To date, little work has been undertaken to determine empirically whether low labour...
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In this article, justifications by producers (economic protectionism), consumers and social advocates (humanitarian motives) for including labour standards in international trade agreements are discussed. To date, little work has been undertaken to determine empirically whether low labour...
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This paper addresses the question of whether the export demand for soybeans and soybean products changed structurally over the 1950 to 1992 period as the U.S. agricultural sector became more integrated with the rest of the world economy. The results suggest that export demands were stable for...
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