International trade is one of the main channels through which the global financial crisis hits developing countries. The recession in the ‘global North’ triggered by the financial crisis and the resulting slowdown of growth in other major emerging economies will generate declines in demand...

"This paper accomplishes two objectives. First, it provides simulation results from a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model that have helped focus the debate about the potential effects of agricultural trade liberalization on developing countries. The aggregate numbers show modest net...