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Agricultural trade: What Matters in the Doha Round?

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  • Laborde Debucquet, David
  • Martin, Will

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In this paper, we provide an overview of the agricultural trade negotiations within the current World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations and we show that including agriculture in the Doha Development Agenda talks is important both economically and politically, although the political resistance to reform is particularly strong in this sector.

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  • Laborde Debucquet, David & Martin, Will, 2013. "Agricultural trade: What Matters in the Doha Round?," IFPRI discussion papers 1251, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    • Handle: RePEc:fpr:ifprid:1251
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    Keywords

    Agricultural trade; International trade; Trade policy; Doha Developmental Round of the World Trade Organization (WTO); Doha Development Agenda; Tariff; Market access; Domestic support;
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    JEL classification:

    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F17 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Forecasting and Simulation
    • O24 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Trade Policy; Factor Movement; Foreign Exchange Policy

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