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The Doha Round of the World Trade Organization and Agricultural Markets Liberalization: Impacts on Developing Economies

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  • Jay Fabiosa
  • John Beghin
  • Amani Elobeid
  • Holger Matthey
  • Alexander Saak
  • Stéphane de Cara
  • Cheng Fang
  • Murat Isik
  • Pat Westhoff
  • D. Scott Brown
  • Brian Willott
  • Daniel Madison
  • Seth Meyer
  • John Kruse

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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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  • Jay Fabiosa & John Beghin & Amani Elobeid & Holger Matthey & Alexander Saak & Stéphane de Cara & Cheng Fang & Murat Isik & Pat Westhoff & D. Scott Brown & Brian Willott & Daniel Madison & Seth Meyer &, 2005. "The Doha Round of the World Trade Organization and Agricultural Markets Liberalization: Impacts on Developing Economies," Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 27(3), pages 317-335.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:revage:v:27:y:2005:i:3:p:317-335.
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