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An Economy-wide Analysis of Impacts of WTO Tiered Formula for Tariff Reduction on Taiwan
Hsu, Shih-Hsun; Chang, C.; Li, S.; Chen, Y. - 2006
In this study we use Taiwan as a case study to provide an economy-wide analysis of impacts on Taiwan of WTO tariff … General Equilibrium Model with a WTO module (TAIGEM-WTO, hereafter) that is a multi-sectoral computable general equilibrium …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442492
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Impacts of the Doha Round on Korea's Agricultural Tariff Profile
Lim, Song-Soo - In: Journal of Rural Development/Nongchon-Gyeongje 31 (2008) 2
The purpose of this paper is to simulate the proposed modality in market access and estimate its potential impacts on Korea's tariff profile. By accommodating a tiered formula for tariff reduction, the modality attempts to harmonize tariffs across products and countries. When no flexibility in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005338355
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Costs and benefits of higher tariffs on wheat imports to South Africa
McDonald, Scott; Punt, Cecilia; Rantho, Lillian; van … - 2008
Low international wheat prices, caused by tariffs and subsidies in developed countries, have been blamed for causing financial difficulty to South African farmers. While indignation at unfair trade practices may be valid, it does not necessarily follow that protection of the local industry is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443302
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Georeferenced Assessment of Trade Liberalization Effects on Agriculture in Ecuador
Ludena, Carlos E.; Schuschny, Andres; de Miguel, Carlos; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
As the use of global and national computable general equilibrium (CGE) models has become more widespread, most policies still remain at the regional or sub-national level. This level of disparity requires an approach that bridges the gap between national results and sub-national policies. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880098
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The Economy-wide Greenhouse Gas Impacts of the Biofuels Boom (or Bust)
Birur, Dileep K.; Golub, Alla A.; Hertel, Thomas W.; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
Several studies in the recent past have offered a contrasting and wide range of perspectives on economic and environmental implications of biofuels. In this study we develop a comprehensive and consistent framework for analyzing the global economic interactions and the direct and indirect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005012563
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The Euro-Med FTA and an Agro-Food Deal: Potential Impacts in Greece
Kitou, Elisavet; Philippidis, George - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2008
We employ a heavily modified ‘agricultural’ variant of the GTAP model and a realistic baseline scenario to assess the impact on the Greek economy from a hypothetical ‘hub and spoke’ and a ‘FTA’ EUMED agro-food and fisheries trade agreement. Long run estimates show that Greek...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005039534
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Costs and benefits of higher tariffs on wheat imports to South Africa
McDonald, Scott; Punt, Cecilia; Rantho, Lillian; van … - In: Agrekon 47 (2008) 1
Low international wheat prices, caused by tariffs and subsidies in developed countries, have been blamed for causing financial difficulty to South African farmers. While indignation at unfair trade practices may be valid, it does not necessarily follow that protection of the local industry is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005493800
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The Doha Agenda and Agricultural Trade Reform: The Role of Economic Analysis
Martin, William J.; Anderson, Kym - 2006
This paper shows that research on international agricultural trade reform can make much greater contributions to understanding than was feasible in earlier trade negotiations. Part of this is due to improvements in the basic data on production, consumption and trade associated with the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442475
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A Framework for Estimating U.S. WTO Domestic Support to 2015
Quiroga, Jose - 2006
observations arising from our analysis. The baseline scenario extends the classification of programs in WTO notifications to 2015 … programs; and estimates for WTO boxes and the overall value of production. The main results of the baseline scenario suggest … minimis percentages, commitments on Total AMS and overall support. This enables us to better understand implications for WTO …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442524
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WTO Discipline and the CAP: the Constraints on the EU Sugar Sector
Gohin, Alexandre; Bureau, Jean-Christophe - 2006
The various assessments of the effects of a liberalization of world sugar markets are inconsistent with each other. One cause seems to be the modeling of the EU supply response. We investigate three possible linkages between sugar production under quota and the out-of-quota or "C" sugar supply:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443014