Introduction; Water in the International Economy; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Model Overview; 3. Model Details; 4. Estimation of Parameters; 5. Counterfactual 1: A Shock to Irrigation; 6. Counterfactual 2: How Trade Liberalization Affects Demand for Water; 7. Summary and Conclusion; Appendix. Estimation of Gravity Equation; References; Agricultural Production Impacts of Higher Phosphate Fertilizer Prices; Abstract; Introduction; Description of the FAPRI-CARD Model; FAPRI-CARD Overview; Fertilizer Application in FAPRI-CARD; Phosphate Fertilizer Price Shock Scenarios; Results Baseline Scenario ProjectionsGlobal Phosphate Fertilizer Price Shock Projections; United States Phosphate Fertilizer Price Shock Projections; Nutrient Fertilizer Comparison; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; International Pork Trade; and Foot-and-Mouth Disease; Abstract; Introduction; Literature Review; The Gravity Model; Empirical Models and Data; Empirical Framework; Data; Empirical Results; Effects of FMD Policies; Using the Full Sample; Positive Trade Flows and the Heckman Model; Conclusion; Appendix I -- The List of Exporters and Importers; References Globalization and Obesity: A Dynamic Model Using Golden Section Search MethodAbstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Model and Data; 3. Results and Implications; Appendix 1: List of Countries Included in the Study; References; Incorporating Climatic Variability in a Partial Equilibrium Model of Ethanol Trade: The Case of U.S. and Brazil; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Literature Review; 3. Objectives; 4. Theoretical Framework; 5. Methods and Data; 5.1. Data description; Climatic Variables of Interest; Selection of Weather Stations for Climatic Variables; 5.2. Model Estimation Estimation of the Export Supply and Import Demand Model6. Results; Conclusion; References; Exchange Rate Volatility and Agricultural Trade Flows: The Case of the United States and OECD Countries(; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. U.S.-OECD Agriculture Trade; 3. Methodology and Data; 3.1. Econometric Specifications; 3.2. Measurement of Exchange Rate Volatility; 3.3. Data; 3.4. Heteroskedasticity and Simultaneity; 4. Results and Discussion; 4.1. Effects of FTAs on Exports, Imports, and Total Trade Flows; 4.2. Effects of the Euro on Exports, Imports, and Trade Flows; Conclusion; References A Dynamic Quarterly Model of U.S. Soft Wheat Demand with a Futures Market LinkageAbstract; Introduction; Study Goals and Previous Related Research; Articles on U.S. Wheat Product Markets; Commodity-Focused Articles that Endogenize Linkages to Futures Markets; A Dynamic Demand Model for the U.S. Soft Wheat Market; Estimation Methods and Data; The Cointegration Approach and Data; The Underlying Statistically Model: A Levels VAR and Unrestricted VEC Equivalent; Estimation Results; Cointegration: Test for and Imposition of an Appropriate Reduced Rank