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Scope and method of study. The purposes of this study are: (1) Determination of Colombian total wheat import demand and effect of seasonality especially from the major exporters such as the United States and Canada. (2) Forecasting the United States total wheat exports to Colomb…

With dramatically growing food consumption, combined with the country's climatic conditions and water scarcity, Saudi Arabia depends heavily on food imports to cover the gap between domestic demand and local production. This increasing reliance on imports, along with expected ef…

Scope and method of study. Currently, subjective estimates for elasticities are used to adjust agricultural trade policies while Saudi Arabia is going through procedures for accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). An Almost Ideal Demand System model (AIDS), a Rotterdam …

Scope and methods of study. This study consists of two essays. The purpose of the first essay is to estimate the source differentiated import demand for edible oils in India using different versions of the differential demand model; including the Rotterdam, the almost ideal dema…