Fair Enough? Food Security and the International Trade of Seafood

B-Tier
Journal: World Development
Year: 2015
Volume: 67
Issue: C
Pages: 151-160

Score contribution per author:

0.402 = (α=2.01 / 5 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Does international trade make all parties better off? We study the relationship between food security and the international trade of fish and seafood between developing and developed countries. Specifically, we look at and discuss the evolution of trade flows – values, quantities, and prices – between developing and developed countries. The picture that emerges suggests that the quantity of seafood exported from developing countries to developed countries is close to the quantity of seafood imported by developing countries from developed countries. What takes place is a quality exchange: developing countries export high-quality seafood in exchange for lower quality seafood.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:wdevel:v:67:y:2015:i:c:p:151-160
Journal Field
Development
Author Count
5
Added to Database
2026-01-24