Arbeitspapier

Non-reciprocal preference erosion arising from MFN liberalitzation in agriculture: What are the risks?

This paper estimates the risk of preference erosion for non-reciprocal preference recipients in the agricultural sector as a consequence of MFN tariff cuts. It is based on a simulation of a single tariff-cutting scenario. The measure of preference erosion risk is the difference in preference margins enjoyed by individual suppliers to the QUAD (Canada, EU, Japan, United States) markets before and after a MFN tariff reduction, multiplied by the associated trade flow. The paper does not attempt to determine how losses in preference margins translate into trade outcomes, but it does highlight which products and which non-reciprocal preference beneficiaries are the most vulnerable to erosion effects in the major developed country markets. Overall, the paper finds that the risk of preference erosion is small, but some countries are strongly affected in particular product lines (notably sugar and bananas).

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: WTO Staff Working Paper ; No. ERSD-2006-02

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
Außenhandelsliberalisierung
Agraraußenhandel
Außenhandelspräferenz
Meistbegünstigung
Kanada
EU-Staaten
Japan
USA
Entwicklungsländer

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Low, Patrick
Piermartini, Roberta
Richtering, Jurgen
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
(wo)
Geneva
(wann)
2006

DOI
doi:10.30875/54e62fd6-en
Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ

Datenpartner

Dieses Objekt wird bereitgestellt von:
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. Bei Fragen zum Objekt wenden Sie sich bitte an den Datenpartner.

Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Low, Patrick
  • Piermartini, Roberta
  • Richtering, Jurgen
  • World Trade Organization (WTO)

Entstanden

  • 2006

Ähnliche Objekte (12)