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| Chemingui, Mohamed Abdelbasset; Thabet, Chokri. |
| The study tries to answer the following questions: Will exposure to world agricultural prices generate more poverty or less? To what extent will households be affected by changes in agricultural trade polices? Do multilateral agricultural liberalization matter more than bilateral changes? Results of simulations using a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model linked to household survey data suggest that trade liberalization has only modest effects on the level of GDP, but it has a substantial effect in reducing poverty. Moreover, the combined effects of global and domestic liberalization are more pro-poor than the effect of domestic liberalization alone. As a net importer of agricultural commodities, Tunisia may be expected to experience terms-oftrade... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Tunisia; Agricultural trade liberalization; Poverty; International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44466 |
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| Fabiosa, Jacinto F.. |
| Highlighted in the “battle in Seattle” in 1999, anti-trade sentiments still persist, even with development considerations placed at the core of reform negotiations at the World Trade Organization, in which two-thirds of the members are developing countries. In this paper, the impact of agricultural trade liberalization on food consumption through changes in income and prices is considered. First, agricultural trade liberalization is estimated to raise economic growth by 0.43% and 0.46% in developing and industrialized countries, respectively. Since food consumption of households with lower income are more responsive to changes in income, their food consumption increases more under a trade liberalization regime. Second, trade liberalization is expected to... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural trade liberalization; Income and price elasticity; Income distribution; Developing countries; International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6731 |
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