Save

Effects of international trade on world agricultural production and productivity: evidence from a panel of 126 countries 1962-2014

In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review
Authors:
Lingran Yuan PhD Student, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China P.R.

Search for other papers by Lingran Yuan in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Close
,
Qizheng Zhang PhD Student, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China P.R.

Search for other papers by Qizheng Zhang in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Close
,
Shuo Wang PhD Student, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China P.R.

Search for other papers by Shuo Wang in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Close
,
Weibin Hu Research Fellow, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China P.R.

Search for other papers by Weibin Hu in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Close
, and
Binlei Gong Associate Professor, Academy of Social Governance and China Academy for Rural Development, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China P.R.

Search for other papers by Binlei Gong in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Close
Open Access

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was notable in largely excluding agriculture whereas the World Trade Organization (WTO) brought agriculture into the world trade rules. This article aims to evaluate the impacts of trade on agriculture production and productivity, especially the changes between the GATT and WTO periods. Using a panel of 126 countries from 1962-2014, this article derives not only spillover effects that were overlooked, but also provides more accurate productivity than was estimated with bias in literature for both periods. We find that trade hindered agriculture production and productivity in the GATT period but improved agriculture production and productivity in the WTO period.

Content Metrics

All Time Past 365 days Past 30 Days
Abstract Views 0 0 0
Full Text Views 242 162 24
PDF Views & Downloads 244 176 19