Contribution to the economic impact assessment of policy options to regulate animal cloning for food production with an economic simulation model
The EU is currently evaluating different policy options towards the use of cloning or products derived from cloned animals in the food chain. This study presents a first attempt to quantify the likely effects of different policy scenarios on international trade and EU domestic production. In the context of the Impact Asessment process the JRC was requested to simulate via a modelling study the economic impact of selected policy options.
Based on a literature review and the specific constraints for this study, the choice was made to perform the analysis through the use of a computable general equilibrium model and focus on the dairy and beef sector . The different model scenarios are constructed based on combinations of the discussed policy options such as a ban or traceability and labelling requirements with the productivity increase associated with cloning.
The results show that only the situation where trade with countries using the technique of cloning is suspended has an effect on competitiveness. This suspension could be due to express prohibitions or a de facto decision by exporters when traceability and labeling costs increase. Unde this scenario imports drop significantly which is followed by a slight increase in domestic production and prices, especially for beef and cattle.
DILLEN Koen;
FERRARI Emanuele;
TILLIE Pascal;
PHILIPPIDIS George;
HELAINE Sophie;
2014-01-06
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC79995
978-92-79-28941-5,
1831-9424,
EUR 25856,
OP LF-NA-25856-EN-N,
http://ftp.jrc.es/EURdoc/JRC79995.pdf,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC79995,
10.2791/84519,
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