Linking National Models of Food and Agriculture: An Introduction

Part I of this paper deals with methodological questions connected with the linking of national models. Part II discusses an application with special emphasis on agricultural policies. The national model which is developed is essentially an extension of the model for a market economy in MOIRA: instead of one commodity, more commodities are considered, and instead of only policies aiming at a certain domestic price, policies which directly limit the trade balance of certain commodities are now also taken into consideration