| 来源类型 | Discussion paper |
| 规范类型 | 论文 |
| 来源ID | DP4477 |
| DP4477 Optimal Integration: Strategies for the Multinational Firm | |
| Elhanan Helpman; Gene Grossman; Adam Szeidl | |
| 发表日期 | 2004-07-23 |
| 出版年 | 2004 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | The first generation of genetically modified (GM) crop varieties sought to increase farmer profitability through cost reductions or higher yields. The next generation of GM food research is focusing also on breeding for attributes of interest to consumers, beginning with ?golden rice?, which has been genetically engineered to contain a higher level of vitamin A and thereby boost the health of unskilled labourers in developing countries. This Paper analyses empirically the potential economic effects of adopting both types of innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It does so using the global economy-wide computable general equilibrium model known as GTAP. The results suggest the welfare gains are potentially very large, especially from golden rice, and that those benefits are diminished only slightly by the presence of the European Union?s current ban on imports of GM foods. In particular, if SSA countries impose bans on GM crop imports in an attempt to maintain access to EU markets for non-GM products, the loss to domestic consumers due to that protectionism boost to SSA farmers is far more than the small gain in terms of greater market access to the EU. |
| 主题 | International Trade and Regional Economics |
| 关键词 | Biotechnology Gmos Trade policy Regulation Computable general equilibrium Sub-saharan africa |
| URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp4477 |
| 来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/533422 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Elhanan Helpman,Gene Grossman,Adam Szeidl. DP4477 Optimal Integration: Strategies for the Multinational Firm. 2004. |
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