Empirical studies of international trade have concentrated on singleequation models to analyse the demand relationship for imports and exports [Houthakker and Magee (1969). Naqvi et al (1983), Bnhmani-Oskooee (1984,1986)]. These studies have assumed that the imports and exports price elasticities facing any individual country are infinite or at least large. The assumption of infinite supply pri...

introduction: agriculture as one of old sectors of economy has been important role in the supply food for peoples and raw materials. globalization causes rapid growth of world trade and reduces information and communications costs. globalization and rapid growth of trade increases the potential benefits of trade for agriculture from various aspects. the potential benefits of trade for agricultu...

In this paper we analyze whether U.S. Anti-Dumping (AD) duties in the agricultural sector are effective in restricting trade. More specifically, does imposition of an antidumping duty restrict imports of the named commodity or is there a diversion in the supply of imports from countries named in the petition to countries not named in the antidumping petition? We find that AD duties have had a s...

introduction: the growth of agricultural production and natural resources are from primary objectives of any political system, because this section has a vital role in providing food security. according to the production theories, production growth will come from two sources; more use of production factors within the framework of existing technologies and second, with using more advanced and mo...

I n his 1952 A Geometry of International Trade, Nobel Laureate James Meade presented the definitive modern version of the celebrated reciprocaldemand, or offer-curve, diagram of the trade theorist. The diagram features curves depicting alternative quantities of exports and imports countries are willing to trade at all possible prices (see Figure 1). Let two countries, home and foreign, trade tw...