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Measuring the Impact of Distortions in Agricultural Trade in Partial and General Equilibrium
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Tokarick, Stephen |
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May 1, 2003 |
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Summary: This paper provides quantitative estimates of the impact of removing agricultural support (both tariffs and subsidies) in partial- and general-equilibrium frameworks. The results show that agricultural support in industrial countries is highly distortionary and tariffs have a larger distortionary impact than subsidies. Removal of agricultural support would likely raise the international prices of food, resulting in an increase in the cost of food for many net-food- importing countries, although the increase is generally small. The results also show that most of the benefits from removing agricultural support accrue to the countries that liberalize.
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Working Paper No. 03/110 |
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Subject(s): |
Agricultural subsidies | Trade restrictions | Tariffs | Economic models |
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Agricultural Trade | Tariffs | Subsidies | Models |
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May 1, 2003 |
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1934-7073 |
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WPIEA1102003 |
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450 |
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US$15.00
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