 CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF COMPETITIVENESS AND COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE IN AGRICULTURAL TRADEStephen L. Haley No 277948, Staff Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service Abstract: Many economists believe that the United States is losing its competitive edge in world agricultural trade. Some believe that this short-term loss in competitiveness will affect the Nation's ability to be a major producer and exporter in the longer term. 'Oils report develops a simple general equilibrium model in which changes in competitiveness can be evaluated with respect to their longer term consequences for U.S. agricultural production and trade. The model extends the basic Ricardo-Viner trade model into a dynamic specification that recognizes the importance of international capital flows and monetary policy. All traded goods are treated as middle products that must be processed by domestic factors of production before final consumption. The role of input markets within all countries is stressed. Investment activities provide a role for private firms and for government policy in directing medium-term changes in the competitive position of particular sectors. Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; International Relations/Trade (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ags:uerssr:277948 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in Staff Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service Contact information at EDIRC. |
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