This paper discusses the main effects of free trade agreements on the dairy sector in Brazil. A partial equilibrium model formulated as a Mixed Complementary Problem (MCP) is used to provide some numerical examples of changes (potential gain and losses) in terms of production, trade and welfare...

International trade between countries can be categorised as inter-industry or intra-industry. Intra-industry trade, particularly of vertically differentiated products, has expanded significantly since the 1960s, especially in Europe. However, Fontagné et al. (2006) note that inter-industry...

Este estudo identifica os efeitos de acordos de livre comércio de caráter multilateral (no âmbito da OMC) e regional (ALCA e MERCOSUL-UE) sobre os mercados de carne bovina nas diversas regiões analisadas. Para avaliar os efeitos destas negociações, utilizamos um modelo de alocação...

This study aims to measure the effects of an agreement betwe-en Mercosur and the European Union (EU) on production, consumption and trade flows of rice, maize, soybeans and wheat in several regions. To estimate the effects of this agreement we used a spatial allo-cation model presented as a...

This paper analyses the possible impacts of tariffs and nontariffs barriers elimination on beef market in Brazil. To evaluate the effects of free trade is used a spatial model formulated as Mixed Complementary Problem (MCP). We simulate four sceneries to achieve this purpose: the first simulates...

This study identifies the effects of free trade agreements at the multilateral (WTO) and regional (FTAA and MERCOSUR-EU) levels on the bovine meat markets in several regions. In order to evaluate these effects, we used a spatial allocation model, presented as a mixed complementarity problem...

The paper analyses the Brazilian agricultural trade with the European Union (EU), in the context of the negotiations for a commercial agreement between Mercosur and the EU. We calculate indexes of revealed comparative advantages (RCA) and regional orientation (RO), for the period from 1991 to...