Essays about: "Armington"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word Armington.
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1. Analysing substitutional patterns on demand for poultry meat in South Africa : an Armington trade model approach
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : In recent years, large quantities of poultry meat have been dumped in the South African mar-ket by suppliers in other countries, such as Brazil, USA and the EU, at prices way below the domestic cost of production, threatening local producers and jobs. Therefore, South Africa has imposed countervailing anti-dumping duties on these foreign suppliers in order to protect its domestic poultry sector. READ MORE
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2. Analyzing the impact of changes in tobacco trade barriers and cigarette taxes on developing countries : a global simulation model approach
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : While tobacco production and exports prove to be one of the major activities by most developing countries, making tobacco a strategic crop in enhancing their economies, there has been mounting pressure worldwide through international bodies such as the World Health Organization and World Bank to reduce consumption of this crop as it is considered to have drastic health implications. Increased, integrated and harmonized action to reduce the tobacco burden is therefore key priority to improving public health and alleviating poverty. READ MORE
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3. The demand for pork in Sweden : how was it affected by the MRSA-outbreaks in Denmark?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Sweden is a large importer of Danish pork. Roughly one third of the total import of pork to Sweden is Danish pork. During 2014 media uncovered that 9 out of 10 Danish pigs carries the MRSA-bacteria. This thesis researches how the outbreaks of the MRSA-bacteria in Danish pig stables affected the demand for pork in Sweden. READ MORE
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4. Analyzing and testing the structure of China’s imports for cotton : a bayesian system approach
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : China is the biggest importer of cotton in the world, and it is of great interest to analyze its import demand system for cotton. Noteworthy is that cotton is deemed an intermediate commodity for textile production instead of a direct consumption one, hence this thesis adopts a two-stage cost minimization procedure resembling the Armington Model to study China’s demand for cotton differentiated by their countries of production with a focus on the substitution effects and weak separability between various sources. READ MORE
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5. Sensitivity analysis of cotton trade liberalization: a global simulation model approach
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Despite global efforts to reduce international trade barriers in order to enhance trade liberalization and establish a more fair competition environment with generally accepted standards, agricultural trade is still regarded as a distorted area, where subsidies are particularly abused by some countries with an aim to create unfair advantage for their goods in the world market. The cotton sector is one of the typical examples for the abuse of subsidies in international trade by titling the playing arena against developing countries. READ MORE
