Essays about: "sugar reform"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words sugar reform.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. 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

4. 3. Informationsbehov vid ett unikt beslut : en studie av sockerbetsodlare i södra Skåne

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Patrik Andersson; [2009]
   Keywords : unikt beslut; sockerbetor; intuition; beslutsfattande;

   Abstract : For many years, sugar beets have been the most profitable crop for farmers with suitable growing prerequisites. During year 2007 when the grain prices increased and the EU reform decreased the payment for sugarbeets, it was no longer obvious to grow sugar beets in the crop sequence. 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. Strategiskt beslutsfattande : hur svenska lantbrukare agerar för att anpassa sig till sockerreformen

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Markus Oskarsson; [2007]
   Keywords : strategisk planering; beslutsfattande; beslutsmodeller; företagsutveckling; sockerbetsodling; lantbruk; sverige; skåne; kvantitativ studie; informationsbehov; värderingar;

   Abstract : A severe profitability decline in sugar beet production in all of Europe is one of the consequences of the latest reform of the EU sugar regime. In south of Sweden, sugar beets is the crop that has been the most profitable by far for the last decade. READ MORE