This report provides summaries of the papers and discussions atthe third Consortium on Trade Research held in … prospects for agricultural trade. Peter Timmer'spaper investigated conceptual and empirical problems in analyzingimport demand … of bilateral agreements and stockholdingpolicies in agricultural trade. …

There is no consensus about how globalization –trade and foreign investments – affects poverty reduction. Using … household-level implications of increased foreign investments and trade in the horticulture sector in Senegal. In many aspects …

China’s agricultural and trade policies have been shifting despite little change in policy objectives. This paper …

The debate on trade and poverty is reinforced by recent studies on the role of standards. It is argued that increasing … standards act as trade barriers for developing countries and cause further marginalization of the poor. This paper is the first … to quantify income and poverty effects of such high-standards trade and to integrate labor market effects, by using …

to be broken. Moreover, the latest shifts in trade flows within the Mercosur members should be read as a sign of warning …

an agricultural pollution haven will be created in Mexico. Alterations in agricultural production location, trade …

The risk of non-indigenous pests entering theUK via international trade in fresh produce isincreasing. Suppliers of … that will more closely targetinspection efforts on the higher risk trade pathways. …

The present study examines factor contentin the CEE transition country agricultural trade.However, deviating from the … content ofinternational trade to cross-country differences intechnology and endowments. Our empirical findingssuggest that … marketimperfections in determining factor content inagricultural production and trade. We find thattechnological differences and factor …

-directional causality between the international rice trade and economic growth for major rice exporting countries. …

means of achieving food security. Restrictive trade policies, including specific tariffs on rice and sugar, and quantitative … pristine areas in an attempt to maintain self-sufficiency. On the other hand, more open trade may offer better options to … analyze the efficiency and distributional impacts of these agricultural trade policies. The results suggest that removing or …