How do agricultural policy restrictions to global trade and welfare differ across commodities ? (English)

For decades the world's agricultural markets have been highly distorted by national government policies, but very differently for different commodities. Hence a weighted average across countries of nominal rates of assistance or consumer tax equivalents for a product can be misleading as an indicator of the trade or welfare effects of policies affecting that product's global market. This is especially the case when some countries tax and others subsidize...
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Lloyd,Peter J.; Croser,Johanna Louise; Anderson,Kym.

How do agricultural policy restrictions to global trade and welfare differ across commodities ? (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4864 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/147031468324832136

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