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No. 2. Tariff reduction formulae: Methodological issues in assessing their effects

FAO Trade Policy Technical Notes on issues related to the WTO negotiations on agriculture

Year of publication 2005

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 16 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Series title Trade policy briefs

Series number No. 2

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The current round of WTO negotiations on agriculture initiated in Doha in 2001 produced a range of suggestions as to the appropriate approach for further cuts in, and disciplines on, the use of agricultural tariffs. Subsequent analyses have provided crucial information for negotiators and policy analysts on the relative implications of these approaches on the tariff profiles of their individual countries as well as on those of their main trading partners. However, it is essential that these analysts and negotiators are aware of a number of key methodological issues and assumptions which can fundamentally affect analytical results.

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