Competing liberalizations: tariffs and trade in the twenty-first century

Bureau, Jean‐Christophe; Guimbard, Houssein; Jean, Sébastien

doi:10.1007/s10290-019-00346-1

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“…An interesting question is whether the tariff cuts that countries implemented unilaterally over the recent period play a role as central in agriculture as that pointed out by Bureau et al . () for all traded goods.…”

Section: Disentangling the Drivers Of Trade Liberalisation In Agriculmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Indeed, considering agricultural as well as non‐agricultural products, Bureau et al . () have shown that, overall, average applied tariffs worldwide were cut by almost 40% between 2001 and 2013.…”

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“…() and Bureau et al . () also apply to agriculture . Agricultural products have long held a special place in trade policy.…”

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“…In particular, the depth of tariff cuts that has taken place since the launch of the Doha Round in 2001 is substantial. Indeed, considering agricultural as well as non-agricultural products, Bureau et al (2016) have shown that, overall, average applied tariffs worldwide were cut by almost 40% between 2001 and 2013.…”

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“…The drivers of this recent liberalisation are often misperceived. While World Trade Organisation (WTO) discipline is usually quoted as a major driver, Bureau et al (2016) conclude that the multilateral channel has actually played a limited role in the decrease in global tariffs since 2004, when the implementation period of the 1994 Uruguay Round agreement ended. More surprisingly, this work shows that the considerable proliferation of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) has not dented the global level of tariff protection as much as unilateral tariff reductions.…”

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Agricultural Trade Liberalisation in the 21st Century: Has It Done the Business?

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Jean³

2018

J Agricultural Economics

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Based on a novel, detailed, time‐consistent tariff database taking account of import protection developments in the agricultural sector since 2001, we propose a statistical decomposition of the changes in the various types of tariffs. The results show that the multilateral system has played a limited role in trade liberalisation over the period. Many countries have continued to apply much lower tariffs on agricultural products than their WTO ceilings. Moreover, there has been substantial unilateral dismantling of tariffs over the period, so that much of the liberalisation took place outside WTO and regional agreements. The number of regional trade agreements has surged, but their impact on applied agricultural tariffs has been limited. Finally, we investigate the tariffs, trade and production implications for food and agricultural products of two extreme scenarios in the future development of trade negotiations: an ambitious surge of regional agreements and a trade war within the WTO context.

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Section: Disentangling the Drivers Of Trade Liberalisation In Agriculmentioning

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confidence: 99%

“…() and Bureau et al . () also apply to agriculture . Agricultural products have long held a special place in trade policy.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Agricultural Trade Costs

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Schweizer²

2020

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This article tracks the recent evolution of salient trade costs in agricultural and food markets. We review ways to measure costs and conditions for policy prescriptions to reduce them when feasible. We pay attention to transportation costs, border measures, and standard-like nontariff measures. By pointing out limitations in current approaches and recent developments, we hope to improve our understanding of their effects. We suggest promising directions for further research and investigation of agricultural trade costs, including on the emerging debate on gene-editing and trade, transportation costs, and mainstreaming recent approaches in disentangling effects of trade costs on supply, demand, trade, prices, and welfare.

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Analysis of Instruments and Restrictions of Foreign Trade Before and During the Pandemic

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Balog

2022

Challenges and Solutions in the Digital Economy and Finance

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Competing liberalizations: tariffs and trade in the twenty-first century

Cited by 17 publications

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Agricultural Trade Liberalisation in the 21st Century: Has It Done the Business?

Agricultural Trade Liberalisation in the 21st Century: Has It Done the Business?

Agricultural Trade Costs

Analysis of Instruments and Restrictions of Foreign Trade Before and During the Pandemic

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