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Food Import Refusals: Evidence From The European Union, Kathy Baylis, Lia Nogueira, Kathryn Pace Nov 2010

Food Import Refusals: Evidence From The European Union, Kathy Baylis, Lia Nogueira, Kathryn Pace

Kathy Baylis

No abstract provided.


Participation In The First Cdm Project: The Role Of Property Rights, Social Capital And Contractual Rules, Yazhen Gong, Gary Bull, Kathy Baylis Jan 2010

Participation In The First Cdm Project: The Role Of Property Rights, Social Capital And Contractual Rules, Yazhen Gong, Gary Bull, Kathy Baylis

Kathy Baylis

Paying developing countries for carbon sequestration is seen as a vital component of climate change mitigation. If appropriately designed, these payments can also transfer income to poor villagers, which can aid both the long-term sustainability of the carbon sequestered, as well as meeting the goal of poverty reduction. However, to encourage the participation of small-scale producers, a CDM forest project must offer sufficient incentives with minimal costs to participants. Both incentives and costs are embedded in property rights, social capital and contractual rules. In this paper, we ask what factors affect participation in the world’s first CDM project, established in …


What Drives Food Import Refusals?, Kathy Baylis, Andrea Martens, Lia Nogueira Dec 2009

What Drives Food Import Refusals?, Kathy Baylis, Andrea Martens, Lia Nogueira

Kathy Baylis

No abstract provided.


Trade Diversion From Tomato Suspension Agreement, Kathy Baylis, Jeffrey M. Perloff Dec 2009

Trade Diversion From Tomato Suspension Agreement, Kathy Baylis, Jeffrey M. Perloff

Kathy Baylis

: Trade barriers can cause output to be diverted to other countries and into other products. We study the effect of a voluntary price restraint (VPR) on Mexican tomatoes entering the United States. The diversion caused by the VPR is statistically and economically significant – representing over four-fifths of the direct effects of the trade barrier. When the VPR was binding, Mexico exported more tomatoes to Canada, the United States cut back on exports while Canada increased their exports to the United States. The VPR also diverted fresh tomatoes in Mexico into paste production, which was then exported to the …