International trade analysis of impact of North American Free Trade Agreement on US pecan producers

The objective of this study was to examine the economic impact of NAFTA on US producers of pecans. An econometric method was used to develop supply and demand functions for the United States and an excess supply function for Mexico. The equations were used to measure gains for US consumers and losse...

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Published in:	Agribusiness (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 167 - 174
Main Authors:	Sun, G.J. (University of Georgia.), Epperson, J.E, Ames, G.C.W
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01-03-1996 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd Wiley Periodicals Inc
Series:	Agribusiness
Subjects:	ACCORD COMMERCIAL ACUERDOS COMERCIALES ADMINISTRATION CENTRALE Agribusiness AGRICULTEUR AGRICULTORES COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL COMPORTAMIENTO ECONOMICO COMPORTEMENT ECONOMIQUE CONSOMMATEUR Consumer Price Index Consumers CONSUMIDORES Consumption Demand curves ECONOMIA DE BIENESTAR Economic impact Economic statistics Economic theory ECONOMIE DU BIEN ETRE ETATS UNIS EUA FONCTION D'OFFRE FONCTION DE DEMANDE Foreign exchange rates Free trade FUNCIONES DE LA DEMANDA FUNCIONES DE LA OFERTA GOBIERNO CENTRAL Income redistribution Interest rates International trade MEXICO MEXIQUE MODELE ECONOMETRIQUE MODELOS ECONOMETRICOS NOIX DE PECAN North American Free Trade Agreement Nuts PACANA Production costs Signs Studies Supply & demand Trade agreements US exports United States > US Mexico
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Summary:	The objective of this study was to examine the economic impact of NAFTA on US producers of pecans. An econometric method was used to develop supply and demand functions for the United States and an excess supply function for Mexico. The equations were used to measure gains for US consumers and losses for US pecan producers and the government. The increase in Mexican real disposable national income necessary to offset losses to US pecan producers in the aftermath of NAFTA was also measured
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ISSN:	0742-4477 1520-6297
DOI:	10.1002/(SICI)1520-6297(199603/04)12:2<167::AID-AGR6>3.0.CO;2-0