Developing countries and the gains from regionalism: links between trade and farm policy reforms in Mexico
We use a multi‐country computable general equilibrium (CGE) model with agricultural policy details to simulate the effects of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). We find that Mexico gains from NAFTA only when it also removes domestic distortions in agriculture. In that case, agriculture can...
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Blackwell Publishers
2002
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| author | Burfisher, Mary E. Thierfelder, Karen Robinson, Sherman |
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| description | We use a multi‐country computable general equilibrium (CGE) model with agricultural policy details to simulate the effects of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). We find that Mexico gains from NAFTA only when it also removes domestic distortions in agriculture. In that case, agriculture can generate allocative efficiency gains large enough to offset the terms of trade losses that arise because Mexico has higher initial tariffs than its NAFTA partners. When an RTA forces a developing country to reform its domestic distortions that are linked to trade restrictions, it becomes a building block toward multilateralism. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1557212024-10-24T12:42:28Z Developing countries and the gains from regionalism: links between trade and farm policy reforms in Mexico Burfisher, Mary E. Thierfelder, Karen Robinson, Sherman mexico trade policies agricultural policies We use a multi‐country computable general equilibrium (CGE) model with agricultural policy details to simulate the effects of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). We find that Mexico gains from NAFTA only when it also removes domestic distortions in agriculture. In that case, agriculture can generate allocative efficiency gains large enough to offset the terms of trade losses that arise because Mexico has higher initial tariffs than its NAFTA partners. When an RTA forces a developing country to reform its domestic distortions that are linked to trade restrictions, it becomes a building block toward multilateralism. 2002-08 2024-10-24T12:42:28Z 2024-10-24T12:42:28Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155721 en Limited Access Blackwell Publishers Burfisher, Mary E.; Thierfelder, Karen; Robinson, Sherman. 2002. Developing countries and the gains from regionalism: links between trade and farm policy reforms in Mexico. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 84(3): 736-748. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8276.00331 |
| spellingShingle | mexico trade policies agricultural policies Burfisher, Mary E. Thierfelder, Karen Robinson, Sherman Developing countries and the gains from regionalism: links between trade and farm policy reforms in Mexico |
| title | Developing countries and the gains from regionalism: links between trade and farm policy reforms in Mexico |
| title_full | Developing countries and the gains from regionalism: links between trade and farm policy reforms in Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Developing countries and the gains from regionalism: links between trade and farm policy reforms in Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing countries and the gains from regionalism: links between trade and farm policy reforms in Mexico |
| title_short | Developing countries and the gains from regionalism: links between trade and farm policy reforms in Mexico |
| title_sort | developing countries and the gains from regionalism links between trade and farm policy reforms in mexico |
| topic | mexico trade policies agricultural policies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155721 |
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