THE IMPACT OF THE EU FREE TRADE AGREEMENT ON SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE: A GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS

For more information on the Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa or subscription to Agrekon, visit http://www.aeasa.org.zaThe objective of this paper is to analyse the effects of the concluded EU free trade deal on South Africa with special emphasis on the agricultural sector. The study makes use of the GTAP software and methodology developed at Purdue University, which provides a very convenient and efficient way of interpreting changes in trade flows due to tariff structure adjustments. The paper gives a detailed account of change in trade flows together with the resulting welfare gains as a result of the agreement. Furthermore it is determined that the exports of dairy products to the EU will increase by more than 35% while exports of vegetables and fruit, and other agricultural products will also increase by 25% and close to 30% respectively.http://www.aeasa.org.z

Serotonin and Coronary Artery Disease

To the Editor: Two articles1,2 and an editorial3 in the March 7 issue reported a possible role for serotonin in the pathogenesis of clinical coronary ischemia. Golino et al. noted that “it is still uncertain whether serotonin is important in modulating coronary-artery tone in humans.” 1 McFadden et al. reported that the role of serotonin “in human coronary artery disease remains largely speculative.”2 In the accompanying editorial, Hillis and Lange noted that the reported data “suggest that treatment with a serotonin antagonist may be beneficial in patients with [unstable angina].”3 In a previously published report4 we reviewed the case of a. © 1991, Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved