WTO Doha Round: Impact of an Agreement on Agriculture and the Importance of Sensitive Products

Julian C.R. Binfield, Trevor Donnellan, Kevin F. Hanrahan and Patrick C. Westhoff

No 50936, 83rd Annual Conference, March 30 - April 1, 2009, Dublin, Ireland from Agricultural Economics Society

Abstract: The Doha round of WTO negotiations has been ongoing since 2001. In the summer of 2008 the negotiations on the modalities for a new WTO agriculture agreement collapsed when seemingly on the verge of a successful conclusion. In this paper we present quantitative analysis of the impact of a new WTO agreement undertaken using a partial equilibrium model of Irish and EU agriculture. Results are presented on the agreement’s impact on Irish and EU-27 agriculture markets and on Irish agricultural sector incomes. Our analysis highlights the importance of the Baseline counter-factual, and will illustrate that protection afforded by the conferral of sensitive product status differs from commodity to commodity. The paper will draw conclusions concerning the economic impact of an agreement on Irish agriculture and Ireland’s likely future perspective on the conclusion of the Doha Round.

Keywords: International; Relations/Trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19
Date: 2009-04-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.50936

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