Do Global Trade Distortions Still Harm Developing Country Farmers?

The authors estimate the impact of global merchandise trade distortions and services regulations on agricultural value added in various countries. Using the latest versions of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) database and the GTAP-AGR model of the global economy, their results suggest real n...

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Main Authors:	Anderson, Kym, Valenzuela, Ernesto
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AD VALOREM ADVERSE EFFECT ADVERSE EFFECTS AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL INCENTIVES AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION AGRICULTURAL REFORM AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SECTORS AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT AGRICULTURAL TARIFF AGRICULTURAL TARIFF PROTECTION AGRICULTURAL TARIFFS AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION AGRICULTURAL TRADE POLICIES AGRICULTURAL VALUE ASSISTANCE AVERAGE TARIFF BENCHMARK BILATERAL TARIFFS BORDER MEASURES BORDER PRICES COMMODITIES COMMODITY PROGRAMS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE INDEX CONSTANT ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION CONSTANT ELASTICITY OF TRANSFORMATION CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE CONSUMER SUBSIDIES CONSUMERS COTTON COUNTRY MARKETS COUNTRY OF ORIGIN DAIRY DAIRY PRODUCTS DEVELOPING COUNTRY EXPORTS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISPUTE SETTLEMENT DOMESTIC MARKETS DOMESTIC PRODUCER DOMESTIC SUBSIDIES DOMESTIC SUPPORT ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES ECONOMETRIC MODELING ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC WELFARE ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION EQUILIBRIUM EUROPEAN UNION EXCHANGE RATE EXPORT EXPORT SHARE EXPORT SUBSIDIES EXPORT TAXES EXPORT VALUE EXPORTERS EXPORTS FACTOR MARKETS FARM FARM INCOME FARM INCOMES FARM PRODUCTION FARM PRODUCTS FARM SECTOR FARM SUBSIDIES FARMERS FEED FOOD PRICES FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKETS FREE ACCESS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREE TRADE AREA GDP GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL EXPORTS GLOBAL FREE TRADE GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBAL TRADE GLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS GLOBAL WELFARE GRAIN GRAVITY MODEL HIGH TARIFFS IMPACT OF TRADE IMPORT BARRIERS IMPORT COMPETITION IMPORT PROTECTION IMPORT RESTRICTIONS IMPORT TARIFF IMPORT TARIFFS IMPORT VALUE IMPORTED GOODS IMPORTS INCOME ELASTICITIES INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL PRICES INTERNATIONAL TRADE ITC LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS MARKET ACCESS MARKET DISTORTIONS MIDDLE EAST MIXERS MULTILATERAL FORUM MULTILATERAL TRADE NON-TARIFF BARRIERS PATTERNS OF TRADE PERFECT COMPETITION POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY POVERTY ALLEVIATION PREFERENTIAL ACCESS PRICE FLUCTUATIONS PRIMARY PRODUCTS PRODUCT MARKETS PRODUCTION FUNCTION PROTECTION DATA PROTECTION ESTIMATES PROTECTION RATES PUBLIC GOOD QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS RATE QUOTAS RATES OF PROTECTION ROUND AGREEMENTS ROUND OF MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUGAR TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF DATA TARIFF EQUIVALENTS TARIFF LEVEL TARIFF PREFERENCES TARIFF RATE TARIFF RATES TERMS OF TRADE TRADE TRADE BARRIERS TRADE FLOWS TRADE MEASURES TRADE POLICY TRADE PREFERENCES TRADE REFORM TRADE RESTRICTIONS UNILATERAL REFORM URUGUAY ROUND VALUE ADDED WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WORLD MARKETS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6737293/global-trade-distortions-still-harm-developing-country-farmers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8699

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Summary:	The authors estimate the impact of global merchandise trade distortions and services regulations on agricultural value added in various countries. Using the latest versions of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) database and the GTAP-AGR model of the global economy, their results suggest real net farm incomes would rise in developing countries with a move to free trade, thereby alleviating rural poverty. This occurs despite a terms of trade deterioration for developing countries that are net food importers or that enjoy preferential access to agricultural markets of high-income countries. The authors also show, for several large developing countries, the contribution of their own versus other countries' trade policies.

Do Global Trade Distortions Still Harm Developing Country Farmers?

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