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This paper assesses the effects of deep trade agreements on agri-food global value chain (GVC) integration. We employ a theory-consistent gravity model and utilize a detailed bilateral GVC flow dataset covering 1991 to 2020. Our findings indicate that such trade agreements favor forward integration into agri-food GVCs more than backward integration. The analysis of how these effects unfold over time suggests a delay of up to four years before significant changes in GVC integration are observable. Moreover, deeper trade agreements exert a stronger influence on GVC integration, with specific provisions related to the regulation of standards and foreign investment acting as catalysts for agri-food GVC integration. Conversely, clauses regarding intellectual property rights and geographical indicators obstruct GVC integration, while developed countries benefit most from GVC integration. These insights are vital for policymakers seeking to mitigate the unequal benefits of deep trade agreements in agri-food GVC integration.
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Food Policy is a multidisciplinary journal publishing original research and novel evidence on issues in the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of policies for the food sector in developing, transition, and advanced economies.
Our main focus is on the economic and social aspect of food policy, and we prioritize empirical studies informing international food policy debates. Provided that articles make a clear and explicit contribution to food policy debates of international interest, we consider papers from any of the social sciences. Papers from other disciplines (e.g., law) will be considered only if they provide a key policy contribution, and are written in a style which is accessible to a social science readership.
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