Since the early 1970s it has become increasingly apparent that the linkages between domestic and international agricultural markets are extremely significant in determining the behavior of trade volumes and prices. Institutional factors and numerous policy measures influence this linkage in most...

Agriculture makes a significant contribution to Norway’s emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG). Although agriculture accounts for only 0.3 per cent of GDP, it accounts for roughly 8 per cent of total GHG emissions. Norwegian agriculture is dominated by livestock production; ruminants (cattle and...

Bilateral information asymmetry and irreversible practice adoption through agri-environmental policy: an application to peat land retirement in Norway

We analyze the impact of continuing the existing U.S. sugar program, replacing it with a standard program, and implementing the standard program with multilateral trade liberalization. Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), duty-free sugar imports from Mexico could undermine the...

Infrastructure and Rural Development: US and EU Perspectives Copyright (c) 2008 The Authors.