作者: Johan F. M. Swinnen , Alessandro Olper , Thijs Vandemoortele
DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.1786347
关键词: Agriculture 、 Agricultural policy 、 Foreign policy analysis 、 Politics 、 Policy analysis 、 Policy studies 、 Commercial policy 、 Economics 、 Political economy
摘要: We study the political economy of instrument choice in agricultural and food policies. After a review historical evolution European price trade policy instruments since 1880, we develop model choice. The key predictions suggest rational explanation patterns, based on trade-off between different cost components policies, internal external constraints. An empirical analysis supports main theoretical model. find that GATT/WTO agreement had significant impact.