This study aims at examining the resource allocation and welfare implications of the reduction of barriers in the United States market for Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice (FCOJ) imported from Brazil. The present paper is organized as follows: section 2 presents an overview of the main features...

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...

Global general and partial equilibrium models focused on the agricultural sector can help policy makers do ex-ante analysis by providing a variety of macro-level outcomes, such as changes in flows of international trade, and changes in the supply, demand, and prices of globally traded...

Este artigo analisa os principais efeitos dos acordos de livre comércio sobre o setor lácteo no Brasil, a exemplo do acordo regional entre os países do Mercosul e da UE, da ALCA e do acordo multilateral de comércio junto a Organização Mundial de Comércio. Para atingir tal objetivo foi...

The aim of this paper is to gain better insights in the implications of some of the most important economic assumptions and empirical choices made in partial equilibrium models focusing on dairy. Three partial equilibrium models are considered: the AGricultural Member states MODeling (AGMEMOD)...

The economic impact of trade policy reform receives less attention than the impact of trade policy on the environment. In part this may be due to the secondary importance attributed to environmental issues when economic consequences take centre stage. However, another consideration may be the...

Few papers have analysed the consequences of low climate stabilisation. Most models and scenarios assume that future trends in global GDP will be similar to the growth experienced in the past century, which would imply multiplying current output nineteen-fold in this century. However, natural...

The indirect land use change (ILUC) effect of biofuels has called into question the greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation benefit of biofuels compared with that of fossil fuels. This article reviews the various economic modeling approaches being used to assess the ILUC effect and discusses the key...

The aim of the study is to measure the impact of the 1992 reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on arable crop yields in the European Union (EU), and more specifically to quantify the impact that the introduction of compensatory area payments had on yields. The CAP reform in May 1992...

Este artigo analisa os principais efeitos dos acordos de livre comércio sobre o setor lácteo no Brasil, a exemplo do acordo regional entre os países do Mercosul e da UE, da ALCA e do acordo multilateral de comércio junto a Organização Mundial de Comércio. Para atingir tal objetivo foi...