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Food Science
Research in the area of food science reported from D.C. Cook and colleagues
April 14th, 2008
According to recent research from Canberra, Australia, "This paper analyses the issue of balancing the gains from trade with the risk of pest and disease transference. Two decision frameworks for determining whether or not to permit trade in a potentially invasive species-carrying good are presented." "The first considers only the potential production losses resulting from an invasive species entering through a trade pathway, as is prescribed by WTO compliance. The second is a unilateral welfare-maximising approach which considers the consumer gains from trade, the loss of domestic producers' market share and expected damage from the invasive species. It is shown that...
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Source: Economics Week (2008-04-14)
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