Essays about: "EU Sugar Policy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words EU Sugar Policy.

1. 1. The EU common agricultural policy and its effects on trade

   University essay from Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Linda Rydén; [2013]
   Keywords : EU; CAP; trade agreements; gravity model; North-South model of trade; protectionism; sugar industry;

   Abstract : The common agricultural policy (CAP) is a much discussed policy in the European Union (EU). It allocates great sums to the European agricultural sector every year and has been accused of being trade distorting and outdated. This thesis takes a closer look at what protectionist measures the CAP has used. READ MORE

3. 2. Evaluating the 2006 EU sugar reform: A study of the linkage between the instruments and the objectives of the reform

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Fredrik Bauer; Jonatan Raber; [2010]
   Keywords : common agricultural policy; sugar; reform; elasticity; evaluation;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates to what extent sugar beet growers are affected by changes in sugar quotas within the EU during the 2006-2009 reform. A survey of previous research is conducted which concludes that none have found direct linkage between sugar production quotas and sugar beet production. READ MORE

4. 3. Sugar Subsidies in the European Union - Mechanisms and Effects

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Anders Littorin; [2009]
   Keywords : EU; subsidies; CAP; sugar; ACP; sugar reform; CMO; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : For various political and economic reasons European sugar farmers and producers have received large subsidies from the EU. The goal of this thesis is to analyze these sugar subsidies and their effect on world market prices and production level in the EU, using statistical data from the mid 1980’s and onward. READ MORE

5. 4. EPA, Agriculture and Development - The Case of CARIFORUM

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Anna Folkesson; [2008]
   Keywords : EPA; CARIFORUM; sugar; bananas; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The CARIFORUM and the EU agreed in December 2007 on an EPA which replaced the preferential trade treatment granted by the EU under the Lomé convention and Cotonou agreement. In the EPA the EU agreed to open up their markets to 100% for goods coming from the CARIFORUM (rice and sugar have shorter transition periods) and the CARIFORUM has 25 years to liberalize 86,9% of imports coming from the EU. READ MORE

6. 5. The EU Sugar Policy and the Sugar Sector of Mozambique

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Sofia Bågstam; Anna Cagnan; [2005]
   Keywords : EU Sugar Policy; Mozambique Sugar Sector; Coherence; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper discusses the European Union sugar policy and its impact on the sugar industry in Mozambique. The paper examines the importance of sugar to Mozambique, the foreign investments, export and trade, the rural sector, employment and what effect the EBA initiative has had and will have in the country. READ MORE