Durch den Terroranschlag vom 11. September 2001 wurde dem Risiko bioterroristischer Attacken auf die Lebensmittelkette neue Aufmerksamkeit zuteil. Die USA verabschiedeten als Reaktion den Bioterrorism Actʺ (BTA), der neue Importregelungen formuliert, die als nicht-tarifäre Maßnahmen (NTBs)...

SUMMARY: This paper makes use of an agricultural sector model to analyse welfare effects derived from different national implementation options of the CAP Reform 2003. It shows that agricultural prices developed more favourable in a full premium decoupling scenario, since agricultural production...

This paper focuses on the import side of a regional economy quantifying the economic impact of import levels and trade liberalization. An innovation represents the linkage of a regional with a national model by combining two separate Computable General Equilibrium models into one framework. This...

Before the discovery of the first Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) cow in May 2003, Canada was the most important exporter of live cattle into the US with a share of 74% of US total live cattle imports. With the outbreak of BSE in Canada, the US ceased imports of Canadian cattle and beef...

The September 11th event focused the world's attention on the threat of bioterrorism to the food chain. As a consequence, the U.S. implemented the Bioterrorism Act (BTA). These new administrative import rules will be evaluated regarding WTO conformity and trade impact. This analysis is based on...

Depuis 1992, les règles concernant le transfert des quotas laitiers varient fortement d’un pays à l’autre. Dans cette étude, les auteurs analysent la répartition de la production régionale de lait et son évolution en France, en Allemagne et au Royaume-Uni dont les systèmes de quota...

We outline new data on non-tariff measures (NTMs) in agricultural trade collected as part of the NTM-Impact project. The data cover product and process standards, conformity assessment measures, and country requirements for the EU and 10 other countries. We create a Heterogeneity Index of Trade...