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:
GDP
ITC
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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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
Anderson, Kym
Valenzuela, Ernesto
Do Global Trade Distortions Still Harm Developing Country Farmers?
relation Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3901
description 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.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Anderson, Kym
Valenzuela, Ernesto
author_facet Anderson, Kym
Valenzuela, Ernesto
author_sort Anderson, Kym
title Do Global Trade Distortions Still Harm Developing Country Farmers?
title_short Do Global Trade Distortions Still Harm Developing Country Farmers?
title_full Do Global Trade Distortions Still Harm Developing Country Farmers?
title_fullStr Do Global Trade Distortions Still Harm Developing Country Farmers?
title_full_unstemmed Do Global Trade Distortions Still Harm Developing Country Farmers?
title_sort do global trade distortions still harm developing country farmers?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url 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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spelling okr-10986-86992021-04-23T14:02:40Z Do Global Trade Distortions Still Harm Developing Country Farmers? Anderson, Kym Valenzuela, Ernesto 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 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. 2012-06-21T19:54:09Z 2012-06-21T19:54:09Z 2006-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6737293/global-trade-distortions-still-harm-developing-country-farmers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8699 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3901 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research