IFPRI--Trade and Macroeconomics Discussion Papers

Discussion Papers

Divisional Discussion Papers contain preliminary research material and are circulated prior to a full peer review in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment. It is expected that most Discussion Papers will eventually be published in some other form and that their content may be revised.
112. Poverty-Focused Social Accounting Matrices for Tanzania. James Thurlow and Peter Wobst. March 2003.
111. Food Security, Poverty, And Economic Policy In The Middle East And North Africa. Hans Lofgren, Alan Richards. February 2003.
110. Modeling The Effects Of Trade On Women, At Work And At Home: A Comparative Perspective. Marzia Fontana. March 2003.
109. U.S. Agricultural Policy: The 2002 Farm Bill And WTO Doha Round Proposal. David Orden. February 2003.
108. Globalizing Health Benefits for Developing Countries. Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla, Julie Babinard, Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Marcelle Thomas. December 2002.
107. Opportunities and Challenges in Agriculture and Garments: A General Equilibrium Analysis of the Bangladesh Economy. Channing Arndt, Paul Dorosh, Marzia Fontana, Sajjad Zohir, Moataz El-Said, Christen Lungren. November 2002.
106. Trade in Genetically Modified Food: A Survey of Empirical Studies. Chantal Pohl Nielsen, Sherman Robinson, Karen Thierfelder. November 2002.
105. General Equilibrium Measures of Agricultural Policy Bias in Fifteen Developing Countries. Henning Tarp Jensen, Sherman Robinson, Finn Tarp. October 2002.
104. Do Direct Payments Have Intertemporal Effects On U.S. Agriculture?. Terry Roe, Agapi Somwaru, and Xinshen Diao. October 2002.
103. Economy-Wide Benefits From Establishing Water User-Right Markets In A Spatially Heterogeneous Agricultural Economy. Xinshen Diao, Terry Roe, and Rachid Doukkali. October 2002.
102. HIV/AIDS and Labor Markets in Tanzania. Channing Arndt and Peter Wobst. October 2002.
101. Can South Africa Afford to Become Africa's First Welfare State?. James Thurlow. October 2002.
100. A Standard Computable General Equilibrium Model for South Africa. James Thurlow and Dirk Ernst van Seventer. September 2002.
99. Macro and Micro Effects of Recent and Potential Shocks to Copper Mining in Zambia. Hans Lofgren, Sherman Robinson, and James Thurlow. August 2002.
98. The Influence of Computable General Equilibrium Models on Policy. Shantayanan Devarajan and Sherman Robinson. August 2002.
97. Estimation of a Regionalized Mexican Social Accounting Matrix: Using Entropy Techniques to Reconcile Disparate Data Sources. Rebecca Lee Harris. September 2002.
96. Trade And The Skilled-Unskilled Wage Gap In A Model With Differentiated Goods. Karen Thierfelder and Sherman Robinson. July 2002.
95. A 1998 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Thailand. Jennifer Ching-I Li. July 2002.
94. That Was Then But This is Now: Multifunctionality in Industry and Agriculture. Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla and Jonathan Tin. March 2002.
93. Trade and Tradability: Exports, Imports, and Factor Markets in the Salter-Swan Model. Karen Thierfelder and Sherman Robinson. May 2002.
92. The Impact of Domestic and Global Trade Liberalization on Five Southern African Countries. Peter Wobst. May 2002.
91. Assessing Impacts of Declines in the World Price of Tobacco on China, Malawi, Turkey, and Zimbabwe. Xinshen Diao, Sherman Robinson, Marcelle Thomas, and Peter Wobst. March 2002.
90. Scenarios for Trade Integration in the Americas. Xinshen Diao, Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla, and Sherman Robinson. January 2002.
89. International Spillovers, Productivity Growth and Openness in Thailand: An Intertemporal General Equilibrium Analysis. Xinshen Diao, Jørn Rattsø and Hildegunn Ekroll Stokke. February 2002.
88. HIV/AIDS, Human Capital, and Economic Prospects for Mozambique. Channing Arndt. January 2002 -- revised August 2002.
87. How China’s WTO Accession Affects Rural Economy in the Less-Developed Regions: A Multi-region, General Equilibrium Analysis. Xinshen Diao, Shenggen Fan, and Xiaobo Zhang. January 2002.
86. Social Accounting Matrices for Vietnam 1996 and 1997. Chantal Pohl Nielsen. January 2002.
85. Developing Country Interests in Agricultural Reforms Under the World Trade Organizationand Technological Change. Xinshen Diao, Terry Roe, and Agapi Somwaru. January 2002.
84. Land Reform in Zimbabwe: Farm-level Effects and Cost-benefit Analysis. Anne-Sophie Robilliard, Chrispen Sukume, Yukitsugu Yanoma, and Hans Lofgren. December 2001 - revised May 2002.
83. Economy-wide Effects of El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in Mexico and the Role of Improved Forecasting and Technological Change. Rebecca Lee Harris and Sherman Robinson. November 2001.
82. On Boxes, Contents, and Users: Food Security and the WTO Negotiations. Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla, Sherman Robinson, and Marcelle Thomas. January 2002.
81. WTO, Agriculture, and Developing Countries: A Survey of Issues. Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla, Sherman Robinson, Marcelle Thomas, and Yukitsugu Yanoma. January 2002.
80. Free Trade Agreements and the SADC Economies. Jeffrey D. Lewis, Sherman Robinson, and Karen Thierfelder. November 2001.
79. Impact of the MFA Phase-Out on the World Economy: An Intertemporal Globalgeneral Equilibrium Analysis. Xinshen Diao and Agapi Somwaru. October 2001.
78. The Impact of Alternative Development Strategies on Growth and Distribution: Simulations with a Dynamic Model for Egypt. Moataz El-Said, Hans Lofgren and Sherman Robinson. September 2001.
77. Genetically Modified Foods, Trade, and Developing Countries. Chantal Pohl Nielsen, Karen Thierfelder, and Sherman Robinson. August 2001.
76. A Regional General Equilibrium Analysis of the Welfare Impact of Cash Transfers: An Analysis of PROGRESA in Mexico. David P. Coady and Rebecca Lee Harris. June 2001.
75. A Standard Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Model in GAMS. Hans Löfgren, Rebecca Lee Harris, and Sherman Robinson with the assistance of Marcelle Thomas and Moataz El-Said. May 2001.
TMD Discussion Paper No. 75, A Standard Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Model in GAMS, has been withdrawn from circulation and has been replaced by:
Microcomputers in Policy Research 5: A Standard Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Model in GAMS. Hans Löfgren, Rebecca Lee Harris, and Sherman Robinson with assistance from Marcelle Thomas and Moataz El-Said. 2002.
Seminar Presentation: A Standard General Equilibrium Approach to National and Global Poverty Analysis. Hans Lofgren, Sherman Robinson, and Karen Thierfelder. May 2002.
74. A Gendered 1993-94 Social Accounting Matrix for Bangladesh. Marzia Fontana, and Peter Wobst. April 2001.
73. Macro Policies and the Food Sector in Bangladesh: A General Equilibrium Analysis. Marzia Fontana, Peter Wobst and Paul Dorosh. February 2001.
72. Less Poverty in Egypt? Explorations of Alternative Pasts with Lessons for the Future. Hans Lofgren. February 2001.
71. External Shocks and Domestic Poverty Alleviation: Simulations with a CGE Model of Malawi. Hans Lofgren, Osten Chulu, Osky Sichinga, Franklin Simtowe, Hardwick Tchale, Ralph Teska, and Peter Wobst. February 2001.
70. A CGE Model for Malawi: Technical Documentation. Hans Lofgren. February 2001.
69. A 1998. Social Accounting Matrix for Malawi. Osten Chulu and Peter Wobst. February 2001.
68. China's WTO Accession: Conflicts with Domestic Agricultural Policies and Institutions. Hunter Colby, Xinshen Diao and Francis Tuan. February 2001.
67. What Has Happened to Growth in Latin America. Samuel A. Morley. January 2001.
66. Distribution and Growth in Latin America in an Era of Structural Reform. Samuel A. Morley. January 2001.
65. A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis of Mexico's Agricultural Policy Reforms. Rebecca Lee Harris. January 2001.
64. GAMS Code for Estimating a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) Using Cross Entropy Methods (CE). Sherman Robinson and Moataz El-Said. December 2000.
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63. Rural Labor Migration, Characteristics, and Employment Patterns: A Study Based on China's Agricultural Census. Francis Tuan, Agapi Somwaru, and Xinshen Diao. November 2000.
62. Farmland Holdings, Crop Planting Structure and Input Usage: An Analysis of China's Agricultural Census. Xinshen Diao, Yi Zhang, Agapi Somwaru. November 2000.
61. Growth, Distribution and Poverty in Madagascar: Learning from a Microsimulation Model in a General Equilibrium Framework. Denis Cogneau, and Anne-Sophie Robilliard. November 2000.
60. Why the Poor Care About Partial Versus General Equilibrium Effects Part I: Methodology and Country Case. Peter Wobst. November 2000.
59. Food Security and Trade Negotiations in the World Trade Organization: A Cluster Analysis of Country Groups. Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, Marcelle Thomas, Sherman Robinson, and Andrea Cattaneo. November 2000.
58. Updating and Estimating a Social Account Matrix Using Cross Entropy Methods. Sherman Robinson, Andrea Cattaneo and Moataz El-Said. August 2000.
57. Macroeconomic and Agricultural Reforms in Zimbabwe: Policy Complementarities Toward Equitable Growth. Romeo M. Bautista, Marcelle Thomas. June 2000.
56. An Intertemporal, Multi-region General Equilibrium Model of Agricultural Trade Liberalization in the South Mediterranean NIC's, Turkey, and the European Union. Ali Bayar, Xinshen Diao, A. Erinc Yeldan. May 2000.
55. Genetic Engineering and Trade: Panacea or Dilemma for Developing Countries. Chantal Pohl Nielsen, Sherman Robinson, and Karen Thierfelder. May 2000. (revised June 5, 2000.)
54. Small Countries and the Case for Regionalism vs. Multilateralism. Mary E. Burfisher, Sherman Robinson and Karen Thierfelder. May 2000.
53. Empirical Models, Rules, and Optimization: Turning Positive Economics on its Head. Andrea Cattaneo and Sherman Robinson. April 2000. (Revised June 2000.)
52. Structural Adjustment, Agriculture, and Deforestation in the Sumatera Regional Economy. Nu Nu San, Hans Lofgren, and Sherman Robinson. March 2000.
51. Agriculture-Based Development: A SAM Perspective on Central Viet Nam. Romeo M. Bautista. January 2000.
50. Reconciling Household Surveys and National Accounts Data Using a Cross Entropy Estimation Method. Anne-Sophie Robilliard and Sherman Robinson. November 1999.
49. A 1995. Social Accounting Matrix For Zambia. Ulrich Hausner. September 1999.
48. A General Equilibrium Analysis of Alternative Scenarios for Food Subsidy Reform in Egypt. Hans Lofgren, and Moataz El-Said. October 1999.
47. Impediments To Agricultural Growth In Zambia. Rainer Wichern, Ulrich Hausner, and Dennis K. Chiwele. September 1999.
46. After Negotiations: Assessing the Impact of Free Trade Agreements in Southern Africa. Jeffrey D. Lewis, Sherman Robinson, and Karen Thierfelder. September 1999.
45. Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Indochina: Lessons from East Asia. Romeo Bautista. September 1999.
44. The Distributional Impact of Macroeconomic Shocks in Mexico: Threshold Effects in a Multi-Region CGE Model. Rebecca Lee Harris. July 1999.
43. Marketing Margins and Agricultural Technology in Mozambique. Channing Arndt, Henning Tarp Jensen, Sherman Robinson, and Finn Tarp. July 1999.
42. Alternative Industrial Development Paths for Indonesia: SAM and CGE Analyses. Romeo M. Bautista, Sherman Robinson, and Moataz El-Said. June 1999.
41. Trade Liberalization and Complementary Domestic Policies: A Rural-Urban General Equilibrium Analysis of Morocco. Hans Lofgren, Moataz El-Said and Sherman Robinson. May 1999.
40. Parameter Estimation for a Computable General Equilibrium Model: A Maximum Entropy Approach. Channing Arndt, Sherman Robinson, and Finn Tarp. April 1999.
39. A Note on Taxes, Prices, Wages, and Welfare in General Equilibrium Models. Sherman Robinson and Karen Thierfelder. February 1999.
38. Trade Reform and the Poor in Morocco: a Rural-Urban General Equilibrium Analysis of Reduced Protection. Hans Lofgren. February 1999.
37. To Trade or Not to Trade: Non-Separable Farm Household Models in Partial and General Equilibrium. Hans Lofgren and Sherman Robinson. February 1999.
36. A 1991 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Zimbabwe. Marcelle Thomas and Romeo M. Bautista. February 1999.
35. Spatial Networks in Multi-Region Computable General Equilibrium Models. Hans Lofgren and Sherman Robinson. January 1999.
34. Trade Liberalization and Regional Integration: the Search for Large Numbers. Sherman Robinson and Karen Thierfelder. January 1999.
33. Estimating a Social Accounting Matrix Using Cross Entropy Methods. Sherman Robinson, Andrea Cattaneo, and Moataz El-Said. October 1998.
32. Does Trade Liberalization Enhance Income Growth and Equity in Zimbabwe? The Role of Complementary Policies. Romeo Bautista, Hans Lofgren and Marcelle Thomas. September 1998.
31. Agricultural Growth Linkages in Zimbabwe: Income and Equity Effects. Romeo Bautista and Marcelle Thomas. September 1998.
30. A 1992 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) For Tanzania. Peter Wobst. September 1998.
29. Agriculture and Macro-Economic Reforms in Zimbabwe: A Political Economy Perspective. Kay Muir-Leresche. August 1998.
28. Social Accounting Matrices for Mozambique, 1994 and 1995.. Channing Arndt, Antonio Cruz, Henning Tarp Jensen, Sherman Robinson and Finn Tarp. August 1998.
27. Rice Policy, Trade, and Exchange Rate Changes in Indonesia: A General Equilibrium Analysis. Sherman Robinson, Moataz El-Said, and Nu Nu San. June 1998.
26. Estimating Income Mobility in Colombia Using Maximum Entropy Econometrics. Samuel Morley, Sherman Robinson and Rebecca Harris. May 1998.
25. Policy Bias and Agriculture: Partial and General Equilibrium Measures. Romeo M. Bautista, Sherman Robinson, Finn Tarp and Peter Wobst. May 1998.
24. Changes in Latin American Agricultural Markets. Lucio Reca and Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla. November 1997.
23. South American Wheat Markets and MERCOSUR. Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla. November 1997.
22. Income Effects of Alternative Trade Policy Adjustments on Philippine Rural Households: A General Equilibrium Analysis. Romeo M. Bautista and Marcelle Thomas. October 1997.
21. Estimating a Social Accounting Matrix Using Entropy Difference Methods. Sherman Robinson and Moataz El-Said. September 1997.
20. The Mixed-Complementarity Approach to Specifying Agricultural Supply in Computable General Equilibrium Models. Hans Lofgren and Sherman Robinson. August 1997.
19. Rice Price Policies in Indonesia: A Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Analysis. Sherman Robinson, Moataz El-Said, Nu Nu San, Achmad Suryana, Hermanto, Dewa Swastika and Sjaiful Bahri. June 1997.
18. Evaluating the Effects of Domestic Policies and External Factors on the Price Competitiveness of Indonesian Crops: Cassava, Soybean, Corn, and Sugarcane. Romeo M. Bautista, Nu Nu San, Dewa Swastika, Sjaiful Bachri, and Hermanto. June 1997.
17. Rural Development in Morocco: Alternative Scenarios to the Year 2000.. Hans Lofgren, Rachid Doukkali, Hassan Serghini and Sherman Robinson. February 1997.
16. The 1990's Global Grain Situation and its Impact on the Food Security of Selected Developing Countries. Mark Friedberg and Marcelle Thomas. February 1997.
15. Southern Africa: Economic Structure, Trade, and Regional Integration. Natasha Mukherjee and Sherman Robinson. October 1996.
14. Income and Equity Effects of Crop Productivity Growth Under Alternative Foreign Trade Regimes: A CGE Analysis for the Philippines. Romeo M. Bautista and Sherman Robinson. September 1996.
13. Agriculture and the New Industrial Revolution in Asia. Romeo M. Bautista and Dean A. DeRosa. September 1996.
12. Water and Land in South Africa: Economywide Impacts of Reform - A Case Study for the Olifants River. Natasha Mukherjee. July 1996.
11. Tiger or Turtle? Exploring Alternative Futures for Egypt to 2020. Hans Lofgren, Sherman Robinson and David Nygaard. August 1996.
10. Macroeconomic Adjustment and Agricultural Performance in Southern Africa: A Quantitative Overview. Romeo M. Bautista. February 1996.
9. The Trade-Wage Debate in a Model with Nontraded Goods: Making Room for Labor Economists in Trade Theory. Sherman Robinson and Karen Thierfelder. Revised March 1996.
8. The Impact of the Mexican Crisis on Trade, Agriculture and Migration. Sherman Robinson, Mary Burfisher and Karen Thierfelder. September 1995.
7. The Cost of Managing with Less: Cutting Water Subsidies and Supplies in Egypt's Agriculture. Hans Lofgren. July 1995., Revised April 1996.
6. On the Production Economics of Cattle. Yair Mundlak, He Huang and Edgardo Favaro. May 1995.
5. Macro and Micro Effects of Subsidy Cuts: A Short-Run CGE Analysis for Egypt. Hans Lofgren. May 1995.
4. The Green Revolution in a Macroeconomic Perspective: The Philippine Case. Romeo M. Bautista. May 1995.
3. International Trade, Regional Integration and Food Security in the Middle East. Dean A. DeRosa. January 1995.
2. Price Competitiveness and Variability in Egyptian Cotton: Effects of Sectoral and Economywide Policies. Romeo M. Bautista and Clemen Gehlhar. January 1995.
1. Land, Water, and Agriculture in Egypt: The Economywide Impact of Policy Reform. Sherman Robinson and Clemen Gehlhar. January 1995.

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