A General Equilibrium Analysis of Foreign and Domestic Demand Shocks Arising from Mad Cow Disease in the United States

Stephen Devadoss, David W. Holland, Leroy Stodick and Joydeep Ghosh

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2006, vol. 31, issue 2, 13

Abstract: The discovery of the first case of mad cow disease in the United States in 2003 reverberated across the beef and cattle industry. This study employs a general equilibrium model to analyze the potential economic effects of mad cow disease on the beef, cattle, and other meat industries under three scenarios, ranging form most favorable to most pessimistic. The scenario with 90% foreign demand decline and 10% domestic demand reduction generates results consistent with the actual outcomes after the mad cow disease outbreak. Only if domestic demand declines significantly will the economic hardship in the U.S. beef and cattle industry be very large.

Keywords: International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.8607

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