Recent research

| Globalization and agribusiness | Multifunctionality | Animal welfare | Agricultural adjustment | Terrorism and international trade |
WTO Doha Round | 2008 US Farm Bill | Environmental Policy

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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

WTO negotiations on new multilateral trade agreements have been underway since 2001.

Paper prepared for the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development. Implications for the United States of the May 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities with David Laborde (IFPRI) and Will Martin (World Bank) (pdf~5mb)

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)

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)

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).

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  "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)

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.

Environmental Policy

A paper on greenhouse gas reduction policies and WTO rules. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Policies and Agriculture: Implications for Production Incentives and International Trade Disciplines (pdf ~1.6mb) with Tim Josling.

Agri-environmental programs are becoming increasingly important in the United States and around the world.

U.S. agri-environmental programs may be affected by WTO rules: U.S. Environmental Programs and Green Box Provisions under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture (pdf~105kb)

Several papers on compliance under agri-environmental programs are currently under review by professional journals. Work with a former graduate student - Yuki Yano, currently in the Department of Economics in the Swedish Agricultural University - has provided important insights into the program design and the role of risk and uncertainty. Further information will be posted when these papers are available.