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Title
Agricultural trade policy reform in South Africa |
Full text
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/10007 |
Date
2008 |
Author(s)
Chitiga, Margaret; Mabugu, Margaret; Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret; Kandiero, Tonia; Ngwenya, P. |
Contributor(s)
margaret.chitiga@up.ac.za |
Abstract
This paper empirically investigates the impact of agricultural trade reform in South Africa. Using UNCTAD's Agricultural Trade Policy Simulation Model (ATPSM), the study investigates two specific scenarios that capture the magnitude of (i) the economic impact of global agricultural trade reform in South Africa and (ii) the economic impact if the reform in South Africa is coupled with agricultural reforms in the European Union (EU). Trade reform focuses on substantial tariff reduction; although in the case of the EU, scenarios also include reduction in domestic support and export subsidies. The results show that a unilateral tariff reduction in a selected number of agricultural products amounts to welfare gains of US$21 million. These gains are three times higher when accompanied by extensive reforms in the EU. |
Subject(s)
Agricultural trade; Trade policy reform; Welfare; Agricultural Trade Policy Simulation Model (ATPSM); Produce trade -- Government policy -- South Africa |
Language
en |
Publisher
Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa |
Type of publication
Article |
Rights
Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa |
Identifier
Chitiga, M, Kandiero, T & Ngwenya, P 2008, 'Agricultural trade policy reform in South Africa', Agrekon, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 76-101. [http://www.aeasa.org.za]; 0303-1853 |
Repository
Pretoria - University of Pretoria, UPSpace
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