How Much Do Agricultural Policies Restrict Trade? Comparing Trade Restrictiveness Indexes

Recently the Bank has provided new indicators for monitoring the extent to which agricultural policies restrict international trade in farm goods. They come from two studies with differing methodologies and data sources, and each provides less-than-perfect estimates. This note shows how and explains why the two indexes differ for some countries.

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Main Authors: Anderson, Kym, Croser, Johanna
Format: Brief biblioteca
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-03
Subjects:AGRICULTURAL INCENTIVES, AGRICULTURAL MARKETS, AGRICULTURAL PRICE, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL TRADE, AGRICULTURE, BORDER POLICY, BORDER PRICE, COMMODITIES, COMMODITY, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPARATIVE DISADVANTAGE, CONSUMERS, DEMAND ELASTICITIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRY, DEVELOPING ECONOMIES, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION, DOMESTIC DISTORTIONS, DOMESTIC PRICE, DOMESTIC PRICES, DOMESTIC PRODUCTION, ECONOMIC POLICY, ELASTICITY, EXCHANGE RATES, EXPORT SUBSIDIES, EXPORT TAX, EXPORT TAX EQUIVALENTS, EXPORT TAXES, EXPORTERS, EXPORTS, FOOD PRICES, GROSS VALUE, IMPORT COMPETITION, IMPORT QUANTITY, IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, IMPORT TARIFFS, IMPORT VALUES, IMPORTS, INCOME, INDEX NUMBERS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY, NATIONAL ECONOMY, OUTPUT, PRICE COMPARISON, PRICE COMPARISONS, PRICE SUPPORT, PROTECTIONIST, TARIFF EQUIVALENT, TARIFF LINE, TARIFF LINES, TAX, TRADE DISTORTIONS, TRADE EFFECTS, TRADE FLOWS, TRADE POLICIES, TRADE POLICY, TRADE POLICY REVIEW, TRADE REDUCTION, TRADE RESTRICTIONS, TRADE TAXES, TRADES, TRANSITION ECONOMIES, UNILATERAL REFORM, VOLUME OF TRADE, WELFARE IMPACTS, WTO,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/03/11929615/much-agricultural-policies-restrict-trade-comparing-trade-restrictiveness-indexes
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10201
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