New Zealand's preferential trading arrangements : implications for the New Zealand dairy industry : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Economics at the School of Economics and Finance, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorHoward, Samuel David
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-09T21:40:32Z
dc.date.available2013-05-09T21:40:32Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractSince the mid 1980’s when New Zealand liberalised its agricultural sector, the dairy industry has become a significant and growing contributor to the prosperity of the economy. Today, the dairy industry earns around a quarter of the total value of New Zealand’s merchandise exports, and directly accounts for 2.8 percent of GDP (New Zealand Institute of Economic Research, 2010). The international trade of dairy products however remains heavily distorted due to the continued protectionist policies of many countries. The Doha round of the WTO multilateral trade liberalisation efforts, of which New Zealand is a strong supporter, have stalled and continue to face numerous impasses. Consequently, New Zealand has begun pursuing a complementary approach of establishing bilateral and regional preferential trade agreements with key trading partners. The aim of this study is to conduct a quantitative analysis of the economic impact of the existing and proposed preferential trade agreements on the New Zealand dairy industry. Two quantitative techniques are used for this purpose. An ex post gravity model finds mixed results for the effect of New Zealand’s existing preferential trade agreements on its dairy exports, but data issues hamper the conclusions that can be drawn. An ex ante computable general equilibrium model, known as GTAP, examines the proposed PTAs that New Zealand currently has under negotiation and indicates a largely positive effect of those agreements on the New Zealand dairy industry.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/4399
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectPreferential trade agreementsen
dc.subjectDairy industry, New Zealanden
dc.subjectInternational trade, New Zealanden
dc.subjectDairy trade, New Zealanden
dc.titleNew Zealand's preferential trading arrangements : implications for the New Zealand dairy industry : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Economics at the School of Economics and Finance, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealanden
dc.typeThesisen
massey.contributor.authorHoward, Samuel Daviden
thesis.degree.disciplineEconomicsen
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Applied Economics (M.Appl.Econ.)en
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