Greener Acres or Greener Waters? Potential U.S. Impacts of Agricultural Trade Liberalization
| Autor: | Joseph C. Cooper, Robert C. Johansson, Utpal Vasavada |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
Domestic production
Economics and Econometrics business.industry 05 social sciences food and beverages 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Economic surplus Agricultural economics Agriculture 0502 economics and business 040103 agronomy & agriculture Economics 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Agricultural policy 050202 agricultural economics & policy agriculture trade reform environment nondegradation Environmental Economics and Policy International Relations/Trade Agricultural productivity business Agronomy and Crop Science Free trade Environmental quality |
| Zdroj: | Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 34:42-53 |
| ISSN: | 2372-2614 1068-2805 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1068280500001568 |
| Popis: | This paper examines the elimination of all agricultural policy distortions in all trading countries and agricultural production decisions in the United States, as well as subsequent environmental quality in the presence and absence of nondegradation environmental standards. The results suggest that trade liberalization has the potential to increase domestic production and boost agricultural returns by as much as 8.5 percent. Consumer surplus would likely fall, and the discharge of nutrients, sediment, and pesticides would likely increase. However, environmental policies can limit these adverse environmental impacts and mute the potential decrease in consumer surplus, while leaving increased returns to agricultural production. |
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