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Recent research
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Globalization and
agribusiness |
Multifunctionality |
Animal welfare |
Agricultural adjustment |
Terrorism and
international trade |
WTO Doha Round |
2008 US Farm Bill
Globalization and agribusiness
A highly sophisticated food and
agricultural system has evolved in developed market
economies:
the Functioning of Agriculture and Agribusiness in Developed
Market Economies (pdf~162kb)
An assessment of the implications
of globalization for
agricultural policy:
Agricultural Trade Liberalization, Globalization and Rural
Economies (pdf~76kb)
Policies influencing the
economic environment in European farming:
The Domestic Policy Environment for Farm-Firms in the
European Union (pdf~90k)
Multifunctionality
As efforts to liberalize
agricultural trade have gathered pace, increasing attention
has been directed to the supply of non-commodity attributes
(e.g., environmental goods) by agriculture and
their implications for public policy:
Multifunctionality and
Non-trade Concerns: Implications for Future Agricultural
Policy in Asia (pdf~80kb) ) with R.N. Boisvert.
Multifunctional
Agriculture: A View from the United States (pdf~155kb)
with R.N. Boisvert.
Non-trade Concerns and Domestic/International Policy Choice
(pdf~132kb) IATRC Working Paper with R.N. Boisvert.
Multifunctional Agriculture and Domestic/International
Policy Choice (pdf~256kb) Estey Centre Journal of
International Law and Trade Policy article with R.N.
Boisvert.
Contact me for a
free reprint of Non-trade Concerns: Reconciling Domestic
Policy Objectives with Freer Trade in Agricultural Products,
American Journal of Agricultural Economics
85(3); 668-673. 2003 (with R.N. Boisvert).
Animal
welfare
Animal welfare is becoming an
increasingly important issue in many countries.
A
task force report on animal welfare in North America
that I chaired under a project sponsored by the Farm
Foundation (pdf~130kb)
Some of the policy approaches that can be used to meet
animal welfare goals in agriculture:
Consumer Concerns and Public Policy in Agriculture
(pdf~30kb) with Linda Fulponi.
Implications of animal welfare standards for international trade:
Emerging Public Concerns in Agriculture: Domestic Policies
and International Trade Commitments (pdf~50kb) with
Linda Fulponi.
Animal welfare standards in
the European Union and their implications for international
trade:
Potential Implications of Animal Welfare Concerns and Public
Policies in Industrial Countries for International Trade
(pdf~150kb) with Jean-Christophe Bureau, Linda Fulponi and
Spencer Henson.
Agricultural adjustment
There are
likely to be pressures to reduce government spending on
agriculture. This may create adjustment issues.
A paper prepared for the
International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium:
Facilitating Farm-level Adjustment to the Reform of Trade
and Agricultural Policies (pdf~150kb) with Berkeley
Hill.
Structural Change and Public Policies in EU Agriculture: An
Overview (pdf~235kb) and
Structural Change in EU Agriculture and the Supply of Social
Attributes (pdf~235kb) both with Berkeley Hill.
Adjustment to Agricultural Policy Reform - Issues and
Lessons from the New Zealand Experience (pdf~79kb) with
Allan Rae.
Terrorism and international
trade
This paper discusses threats to U.S.
agricultural trade and possible responses:
The Agricultural Economics of Terrorism: Markets In Peril,
International Trade Dimensions (pdf~388kb)
The Doha Round of WTO negotiations
A paper on modifying the
criteria for Green Box (URAA Annex 2 )forms of domestic
support co-authored with Professor Tim Josling of Stanford
University.
Should the Green Box be Modified? ( this is a link to
the download page, the pdf file is around 3.7mb)
A paper prepared on the
modalities for an agreement on agriculture in the Doha
Round. This paper was prepared for the International Food
and Agricultural Trade Policy Council. It was co-authored
with Professor Tim Josling of Stanford University.
Options
for the WTO Modalities for Agriculture (pdf~108kb)
A paper prepared for the
International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium and the
International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council:
Disciplines on Domestic Support in the Doha Round
(pdf~225kb).
A paper published in the Estey Centre Journal of
International Law and Trade Policy:
Are Disciplines Required on Domestic Support?
(pdf~776kb)
The U.S.
negotiating position at the beginning of the current round
of WTO negotiations, and its relationship to U.S.
agricultural policies:
A U.S. Perspective on the Current Round of Agricultural
Trade Negotiations (pdf~104kb)
A non-technical overview of quantitative
approaches to analyzing agricultural trade
liberalization:
Modeling Agricultural Trade Liberalization (pdf~36kb)
A
paper reviewing empirical studies of the impact of
so-called "decoupled" domestic support under the 1996 U.S. Farm Act (pdf~335kb) with David
Abler
The 2008 US farm bill
A new WTO agreement could affect future farm programs in the United States:
Implications of WTO Negotiations and Litigation for US Farm
Programs (pdf~125kb)
Future environmental programs
for US agriculture may be affected by WTO rules:
U.S.
Environmental Programs and Green Box Provisions under the
WTO Agreement on Agriculture (pdf~105kb)
U.S. sugar policy may be
influenced by existing and future trade agreements:
Sugar Policy Options and Consequences (pdf~630kb) with
David Abler, John Beghin, Amani Elobeid and Pat Westhoff.
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