Home CV International Rubber Study Group Presentations Project reports In the press Free University Amsterdam Projects 1993-2004 Rubber publications Other commodity publications Other publications Contact Selected assignments 1993-2004 Assignments for companies resulting in confidential reports have not been included in this list. Project on developments in consumption of natural and synthetic rubber in the tyre and non-tyre industry in Asia-Pacific and the implications for natural rubber supply. (with C.P.J. Burger (ESI) and P. Jumpasut, D. Cooper and D. No (all IRSG). Project on the development of a new cocoa model, for ICCO (with C.P.J. Burger). Project on assessing the feasibility of making price risk management instruments available to oil palm smallholders in Indonesia and Thailand for the World Bank (with C.L. Gilbert and W. Zant). Project on valuation of a rubber plantation in Indonesia (with C.P.J. Burger). Project on the world tyre and rubber industry and the China factor: some scenarios for the future (with C.P.J. Burger (ESI) and P. Jumpasut, D. Cooper and D. No (all IRSG)). Project on producer agreements in agricultural commodities, for Commodity Consultation Meeting of the FAO (with C.L. Gilbert). Project on further analysis of the rubber market for several presentations and articles (with C.P.J. Burger). Project on constructing a vintage model for palm oil production in Thailand. Project on development and dissemination of a general framework for natural rubber supply - the vintage approach -', for Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand (with C.P.J. Burger). Project on regulation and deregulation of commodity markets in the twentieth century’, in: E. Chrispeels (eds.), International Commodity Organisations in Transition, Cameron Ltd., London, United Kingdom, May 2002 (with C.P.J. Burger and C.L. Gilbert). Project on the introduction of price risk management for natural rubber in Vietnam for the World Bank. Projects on economic development and the outlook for rubber demand, supply and prices for the IRSG, the IISRP and the FAO (with K. Burger). Project on the introduction of price risk management for natural rubber in Thailand for the World Bank (with C.L. Gilbert, P. Jumpasut and W. Zant). Project on the introduction of price risk management in commodity markets for the World Bank (with C.L. Gilbert, W. Zant and K. Burger). Project on the policies and projections for natural rubber in the new millennium (with K. Burger). Project on assisting the Netherlands Ministry of Development Cooperation in reformulating commodity policies. Project on the outlook for the world natural rubber economy to 2020 for various presentations (with K. Burger). Project on the Indian natural rubber market - perspectives, constraints, weaknesses and recommendations - for the World Bank (confidential). Project on data, analysis and projections of natural rubber supply in Thailand for the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Bangkok,Thailand (with K. Burger). Project on a further analysis of the market for cocoa and chocolate for the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (with K. Burger). Project on the effects of the crisis in Asia on the natural rubber market (with K. Burger). Project on micro- and small-scale enterprise development in Vietnam (with E. Masurel). Project on the construction of macroeconomic models for analysing policies in transitional economies: conceptual issues, appropriate model types, model construction and data requirements for ESCAP (with C. Elbers). Project on an agro-based management information system for the Office of Agriculture Economics, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand and UNDP. Project on modelling and forecasting the market for cocoa and chocolate for the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (with K. Burger, H. Kox and J. ter Wengel). Project on macro-economic analysis and projections of the agricultu­ral sector in Thailand for the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperati­ves, Thailand (with Mariska Blok, Chotechai Rungrojchaiporn, Darawan Virunhaphol, Chris Elbers, Gedganda Sangsuwan, Baukje Gietema, Kajonwan Itharattana, Montol Jeamchareon, Porametee Vimolsiri, Wirawan Jamsil and Wouter Zant). Project on the analysis and outlook of rubber wood and eucalyptus supply and demand for the Office of Agricultural Economics, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand (with K. Burger and S. Mungkordin). Project on the role of transnational corporations as importers of primary commodities: the cases of cacao, coffee, tea and tin for ESCAP (with P.S. Hofman). Project on the analysis of production and marketing of Thai silk for Thailand and the European Union (with E. Masurel). Project on modelling the natural rubber market including national and international seminars and training workshops in Africa and Asia on the use and further develop­ment of a computer simulation model of the world rubber economy (with K. Burger). Project on developing a Commodity Information System including a Computer Simulation Model for policy formulation for production, processing and marketing of silk for ESCAP. Project on the analysis of the Indian rubber economy for the Government of India including demonstration of and training in computer simulation models (with R.G. Unny, V. Haridasan, K. Burger and W. Zant). Book on International commodity development strategies, published by VU-Uitgeverij, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (with B. Hartantyo (ed.). Book on International commodity policy: a quantitative analysis, published by Routled­ge, London, United Kingdom (with K. Burger and R. Herrmann).            hiddesmit@rubberforecasts.com