An Economic Assessment of the BSE Crisis in Canada: Impact of Border Closure and BSE Recovery Programs
| dc.creator | Weerahewa, Jeevika | |
| dc.creator | Meilke, Karl D. | |
| dc.creator | Le Roy, Danny G. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T20:03:39Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T02:47:04Z | |
| dc.description | This article assesses the economic consequences of three alternative government responses to the BSE crisis in Canada: 1) expansion in slaughter capacity; 2) partial destruction of the cattle herd; and 3) deficiency payments. Each of these policies is evaluated under four different border situations: 1) autarky; 2) free trade in young beef only; 3) free trade in young beef and cattle; and 4) complete free trade. The results of the policy analysis are quite sensitive to the border assumptions, making it impossible to select a “best” policy without perfect foresight with respect to the timing and the extent of the border opening. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.6176 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6176/files/09010012.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6176 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/519937 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6176 | |
| dc.title | An Economic Assessment of the BSE Crisis in Canada: Impact of Border Closure and BSE Recovery Programs | |
| dc.type | Text |