A quantitative analysis of trade policy responses to higher world agricultural commodity prices

Food Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 545-561

  Edward Yu, Tun Hsiang ^a   Tokgoz, Simla ^b   Wailes, Eric ^c   Chavez, Eddie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural markets; Commodity prices; Trade policy; Welfare analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; BARLEY; COMMODITY PRICE; FOOD SECURITY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRADE POLICY; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WHEAT;

HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 80051882626     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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