Analyzing trade liberalization effect in egg sector using a dynamic gravity model

Tamini, Lota D. and Doyon, Maurice and Simon, Rodrigue (2012): Analyzing trade liberalization effect in egg sector using a dynamic gravity model.

Abstract

This study analyzes the effects of different liberalization scenarios in the international trade of eggs and egg products. We use a dynamic gravity model that takes into account the observed persistence of trading partners. The estimated parameters of the gravity model serve to quantify the impact of various liberalization scenarios on the probability of importing (extensive margin) and on trade volumes (intensive margin). The results indicate that even in the context of aggressive trade liberalization, trade gains at the extensive margin will be modest. Gains at the intensive margin of trade are present even in the context of partial liberalization - Doha-type - of trade.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Eggs and egg products, Persistence in trade, Trade liberalization, Gravity model, Random-effects dynamic Probit, Autoregressive panel
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F13 - Trade Policy ; International Trade Organizations; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q1 - Agriculture > Q17 - Agriculture in International Trade

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