Preliminary Conference Program
May 28 - 30, 2006

Food Regulation and Trade:
Institutional Framework, Concepts of Analysis and Empirical Evidence
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Papers for download (will be updated)

Invited Paper Session 1

• Measuring Distoritions to Agricultural Incentives: Beyond Tariffs
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• The Institutional Framework for Food Regulation and Trade
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Invited Paper Session 2

• Linking Risk and Economic Assessments in the Analysis of Plant Pest Regulations:The Case of U.S. Imports of Mexican Avocados
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• Animal Health Systems and Status - Are They Trade Barriers or Mechanisms to Improve Global Anmimal Disease Control?
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Invited Paper Session 3

• The Good, the Bad and the Ambiguous: Standards and Trade in Agricultural Products
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• Standards and Developing Country Exports: A Quick Review of Selected Studies and Suggestions for New Research
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Contributed Paper Session 1A

• Incorporating food quality standards into equilibrium models: a review and discussion of possible approaches
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• Estimating the Price Effects of Non-Tariff Measures
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Contributed Paper Session 1B

• Global Retail Chains, International Trade and Developing Country Farmers:Evidence from Madagascar
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• Harmonization of Food Regulations and Trade in the Single Market: Evidence from Disaggregated Data
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Contributed Paper Session 2A

• Explaining the border effects: the role of policy and non-policy barriers in the Quad food trade
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• Trade impacts of administrative food import regulations: Evaluating the U.S. Bioterrorism Act
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Contributed Paper Session 2B

• To Regulate or Not? The Trade-off between Food Safety and Consumer Choice
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• Product differentiation under the WTO: an analysis of labelling and tariff or tax measures concerning farm animal welfare
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Invited Paper Session 4

• The Role of Public and Private Standards in Regulating International Food Markets
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• National Private Sector Approaches to Secure Traceability, Transparency and Quality Assurance in Food Chains
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Invited Paper Session 5

• Consumers’ Food Safety, Environmental,and Animal Welfare Concerns:Major Determinants for Agricultural and Food Trade in the Future?
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• Considering consumers’ demands—the case of GMO approval and labelling systems
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Contributed Paper Session 3A

• Pre-empting Public Regulation with Private Food Quality Standards
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• Meeting Food Safety Standards in Export Markets: Issues and Challenges facing Firms Exporting from Developing Countries
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Contributed Paper Session 3B

• "Based on Science": Stake Holder Influence on Risk Assessment in the Context of International Food Standards
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• Considering consumers’ food safety perceptions at the WTO –level: a survey-based analysis
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