TY - JOUR
T1 - Changing the U.S. sugar program into a standard crop program
T2 - Consequences under the North American Free Trade Agreement and doha
AU - Abler, David
AU - Beghin, John C.
AU - Blandford, David
AU - Elobeid, Amani
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - 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 program's ability to operate on a "no-cost" basis to taxpayers as large public stocks of sugar could accumulate. The replacement of the current sugar program by one similar to other major U.S. crop programs would solve the problem of potential stock accumulation, accommodate further trade liberalization under a new WTO and future bilateral trade agreements, but would induce significant fiscal outlays through direct payments.
AB - 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 program's ability to operate on a "no-cost" basis to taxpayers as large public stocks of sugar could accumulate. The replacement of the current sugar program by one similar to other major U.S. crop programs would solve the problem of potential stock accumulation, accommodate further trade liberalization under a new WTO and future bilateral trade agreements, but would induce significant fiscal outlays through direct payments.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2007.00393.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2007.00393.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:40449101590
SN - 1058-7195
VL - 30
SP - 82
EP - 102
JO - Review of Agricultural Economics
JF - Review of Agricultural Economics
IS - 1
ER -