GLOBAL SUBSIDIES INITIATIVE

Government support for biofuels has soared in recent years as policy makers have sought ways to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, especially petroleum.

• New report - Biofuel Subsidies in Germany
• New report - Biofuel Subsidies in the United Kingdom
• Biofuel Subsidies in the EU: 2010 Update

In a number of countries, irrigation subsidies comprise a significant portion of a country's budgetary expenditure, and may contribute to the depletion of scarce water supplies.

• New report: Measuring irrigation subsidies in Andhra Pradesh and Southern India: An application of the GSI Method for quantifying subsidies
• New report: Measuring irrigation subsidies in Spain – an application of the GSI Method for quantifying subsidies
• The GSI's Method for Quantifying Irrigation Subsidies

Investment incentives, designed to affect the location of investments, are widely used by governments, yet it is difficult to estimate the total amount of investment incentives due to a lack of transparency.

• Investment Incentives: Growing Use; Uncertain benefits; Uneven controls

See all research related to the World Trade Organisation including trade models and subsidy notifications.

• Trade Models and Subsidies - Is trade pessimism justified? Opening the "black box" of trade modeling 
• Assessing German subsidies under the GSI notification template proposed for the WTO
• A new template for notifying subsidies to the WTO