FAO COMMODITY AND TRADE POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
No. 4

Agricultural policy indicators

Timothy E. Josling
Professor and Senior Fellow
Stanford University

and

Alberto Valdés
Senior Economic Adviser
World Bank
January 2004

Contents

ABSTRACT

RÉSUMÉ

RESUMEN

1 INTRODUCTION

2 THE CHOICE OF INDICATORS FOR POLICY ANALYSIS

3 PREVIOUS POLICY MONITORING ATTEMPTS

3.1 Developed country studies

3.2 Developing country studies

4 METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES AND LOGISTICAL PROBLEMS

4.1 Methodological Issues

4.2 Logistical issues

5 SUGGESTED METHODOLOGY FOR TIER I COUNTRIES

6 CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

ANNEX - TERMS OF REFERENCE

Figure 1: Schema for reporting of domestic support commitments

TABLES


 

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