TY - JOUR
T1 - The doha round of the World Trade Organization and agricultural markets liberalization
T2 - Impacts on developing economies
AU - Fabiosa, Jay
AU - Beghin, John
AU - De Cara, Stéphane
AU - Elobeid, Amani
AU - Fang, Cheng
AU - Isik, Murat
AU - Matthey, Holger
AU - Saak, Alexander
AU - Westhoff, Pat
AU - Brown, D. Scott
AU - Willott, Brian
AU - Madison, Daniel
AU - Meyer, Seth
AU - Kruse, John
PY - 2005/9
Y1 - 2005/9
N2 - We investigate the impacts of multilateral removal of all border taxes and farm programs and their distortions on developing economies, using a world agriculture partial equilibrium model. We quantify changes in prices, trade flows, and production locations. Border measures and farm programs both affect world trade, but trade barriers have the largest impact. Following removal, trade expansion is substantial for most commodities, especially dairy, meats, and vegetable oils. Net agricultural and food exporters emerge with expanded exports; net importing countries with limited distortions before liberalization are penalized by higher world prices and reduced imports. We draw implications for current World Trade Organization negotiations.
AB - We investigate the impacts of multilateral removal of all border taxes and farm programs and their distortions on developing economies, using a world agriculture partial equilibrium model. We quantify changes in prices, trade flows, and production locations. Border measures and farm programs both affect world trade, but trade barriers have the largest impact. Following removal, trade expansion is substantial for most commodities, especially dairy, meats, and vegetable oils. Net agricultural and food exporters emerge with expanded exports; net importing countries with limited distortions before liberalization are penalized by higher world prices and reduced imports. We draw implications for current World Trade Organization negotiations.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2005.00252.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2005.00252.x
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:27944461842
SN - 1058-7195
VL - 27
SP - 317
EP - 335
JO - Review of Agricultural Economics
JF - Review of Agricultural Economics
IS - 3
ER -