The integration of developing countries into the world trading system is an important development mechanism to reduce poverty in these countries. Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) have recently spread in terms of quantity and type. Some of these, like the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs)...

Die Weltagrarmärkte waren im letzten Jahr von stark steigenden Preisen geprägt. Wird diese Entwicklung durch fundamentale Faktoren gestützt oder handelt es sich um eine kurzfristige Erscheinung? Welche Rolle spielen dabei das Bevölkerungswachstum und die Steigerung der Pro-Kopf-Einkommen?...

Abstract Reimar von Alvensleben asks in his article whether the “Agrarwende” in Germany could be a model for Europe. He argues that the new agricultural policy (the so-called “Agrarwende”), which has been proclaimed and implemented after the German BSE crisis 2000/2001, adds new problems...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare technical efficiency and metatechnology ratios (MTR) in three production systems confronted with different technological and resource endowments in Bangladesh to identify the suitable production systems for increasing productivity....

Purpose While traders of agricultural products are known to often exercise market power, this power has rarely been quantified for developing countries. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach In order to derive a measure, the authors estimate the traders’ revenue...

Zusammenfassung Die Veränderung der totalen Faktorproduktivität wird anhand einer outputorientierten Distanzfunktion in die vier Komponenten technische Veränderung, technische Effizienz, ailokative Effizienz und Skaleneffekt zerlegt. Mit Hilfe von Paneldaten, die für landwirtschaftliche...