Reciprocal trade agreements [electronic resource] : impacts on U.S. and foreign suppliers in commodity and manufactured food markets / Thomas Vollrath ; Jason Grant ; and Charles Hallahan.
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[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, [2012]
"In this study, gravity models are estimated to identify the effects of 11 RTAs [reciprocal trade agreements] on intra- and extra-bloc trade in commodity and manufactured food markets. Empirical evidence reveals that most RTAs increased food trade in the international marketplace, but some also diverted trade away from more efficient suppliers"--P. 24.