This paper examines Ontario's and Quebec's adjustments to the resource boom. Higher commodity prices, an appreciating dollar, and increased foreign competition between 2002 and 2007 led to a restructuring of the Central Canadian economies. The restructuring manifested itself in all areas of the...

El capítulo pretende perfilar un marco referencial que sea útil al Perú para las próximas décadas. Se ha dividido en cuatro partes: análisis somero de la evolución del PBI, previsiones económicas realizadas por terceros al 2050, análisis de los principales temas que impactarían el...

Increasing rent dissipation on the hinterlands of the South could result in welfare losses when the South trades with the North. Within a cone of world prices on the boundary of which lies the South's autarky price vector, this result holds even when local governments in the South make optimal...

Article 13 of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, known as the "Peace Clause," precludes most WTO dispute settlement challenges against a country that is complying with the Agreement's liberalization commitments - until 1 January 2004, when the Peace Clause will expire. This article evaluates the...

This paper investigates the impact of rich-country agricultural support on the poor. Using non-parametric analysis we establish that the majority of poor countries are consistently net importers of food products that are heavily supported by OECD governments. Using a cross-country regression...

Geographical Indications present significant opportunities for differentiating products or services that are uniquely related to their geographic origin. While they can offer many positive economic, social, cultural, and even environmental benefits, they can also be problematic and therefore...

For several decades, the international community has aspired to integrate the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability. Yet, no country has achieved the patterns of consumption and production that could sustain global prosperity in the coming decades. Thus, with the...