The 2007 outbreak of equine influenza in Australia: lessons learned for international trade in horses

In August 2007 Australia experienced its first outbreak of equine influenza. The disease occurred first in a quarantine station for imported horses near Sydney and subsequently escaped into the general horse population. After an extensive campaign the disease was eradicated and Australia is again recognised as free of this disease. Equine influenza was then, and is now, recognised to be the major disease risk associated with live horse imports into Australia and measures designed to mitigate this risk formed the basis of the quarantine protocols then in place. Subsequent investigations into the cause of the outbreak identified failures in compliance with these quarantine requirements as a contributing factor. It is also likely that the immunity of horses vaccinated as part of the import protocol was less than optimal, and that this had a significant role to play in the escape of the disease from quarantine.

Trade in intermediate goods and total factor productivity

We develop and calibrate a model where differences in factor endowments lead countries to trade intermediate goods, and gains from trade reflect in total factor productivity. We perform several output and growth decompositions, to assess the impact that barriers to trade, as well as changes in terms of trade, have on measured TFP. We find that for very poor economies gains from trade are large, in some cases representing a doubling of GDP. Also, that an improvement in the terms of trade - by allowing the use of a better mix of intermediate inputs in the production process - translates into productivity growth.

El comercio exterior de productos agropecuarios latinoamericanos = Special study on trade in agricultural commodities in Latin America

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Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2005-2006

Includes bibliography

Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2006: 2007 trends

Includes bibliography

Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2008-2009: Crisis and opportunities for regional cooperation

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Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 1999-2000

Includes bibliography

International trade in Latina America and the Caribbean 2009: crisis and recovery

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Skill formation in Uruguay: what are the required labour qualifications for development?

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Dynamic gains from intrarregional trade in Latin America

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Aspectos del desarrollo económico y el comercio de algunos países del Caribe = Aspects of development and trade in the Commonwealth Caribbean

Publicado separadamente en cada idioma

Comercio de manufacturas y semimanufacturas = Trade in manufactures and semi-manufactures

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El comercio exterior de América Latina en los primeros meses de 1957 = Latin American foreign trade in the early months of 1957

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