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Abstract
The continuing process of global integration bears implications for farmers and related supplying and processing industries
in all parts of the world, but also for the rest of the world economy. An assessment of agricultural and trade policy impacts is
bound to be complex and is often supported by quantitative modeling analysis. This article provides an assessment of the present
state of applied modelling in the area of trade and agricultural policies. We provide in this paper a comparative assessment of
alternative modelling approaches, considering a total of 16 partial equilibrium and general equilibrium models. The assessment
includes theoretical modelling foundations, datasets employed and institutional aspects, such as model maintenance and
dissemination of results. A typology of models is provided by structuring the assessment along a clear set of evaluation
criteria.© 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.