No. 5 Domestic support: trade related issues and the empirical evidence

Year of publication2005

AuthorFAO

PublisherFAO

AbstractThis Technical Note seeks to address two central questions relating to negotiations towards further disciplines on domestic support measures: (i) what are the characteristics of domestic support measures that cause such measures to have a potential trade distortionary effect? and (ii) will further the World Trade Organization(WTO) disciplines on domestic support measures be effective in reducing levels of trade-distorting support.

 

Product typeJournal; magazine; bulletin

SeriesTrade Policy Technical Notes

Areas of workTrade Policy and Partnerships

Keywordssupport measures; WHO; international trade; trade policies; economic analysis; regulations