Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Europe's Transition Economies

The main purpose of this study is to assess the changing landscape of agricultural protection and taxation patterns in the region. The study is based on the EU-10 sample, plus Turkey, as well as seven countries in the Commonwealth of Independent St...

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Main Authors: Anderson, Kym, Swinnen, Johan
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Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC : World Bank 2012
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topic ADVANCED COUNTRIES
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
AGRICULTURAL POLICY ISSUES
AGRICULTURAL PRICE
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURE
APPLES
ARBITRAGE
BEEF
BENCHMARK
BORDER PRICE
BUDGETARY SUPPORT
CENTRAL ASIAN
CENTRAL PLANNING
CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMY
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMER PRICE
CONSUMER PRICES
CONSUMERS
COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE
COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER
COTTON PRICES
CROPS
DAIRY
DEBT
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEPRESSED PRICES
DEVALUATION
DEVALUATIONS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIRECT PAYMENTS
DOMESTIC MARKET
DOMESTIC MARKETS
DOMESTIC PRICE
ECONOMIC REFORM
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMICS
EGG
ENERGY EXPORTS
ENERGY PRICES
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATE SYSTEMS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPENDITURE
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORT SECTOR
EXPORT SECTORS
EXPORTS
FACTOR PRICES
FARMERS
FARMS
FEED
FINANCIAL FLOWS
FOOD CHAIN
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD EXPORTS
FOOD INDUSTRIES
FOOD INDUSTRY
FOOD POLICIES
FOOD PROCESSING
FOOD PROCESSORS
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD QUALITY
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD STAPLES
FOODS
FOREIGN CURRENCIES
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL EXPORTS
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
GRAINS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS VALUE
GROWTH RATES
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUNGER
IMPERFECT COMPETITION
INEFFICIENCY
INFLATION
INPUT PRICES
INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS
INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATE
INTERNATIONAL MARKET
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVENTORY
LAND RESOURCES
LIBERALIZATIONS
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MAIZE
MARKET ECONOMIES
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET PRICE
MARKET PRICES
MARKET REFORM
MARKET REFORMS
MARKETING
MERCHANDISE
MERCHANDISE EXPORTS
MILLS
MONOPOLY
MULTILATERAL TRADE
NATIONAL CURRENCIES
NET EXPORTS
OUTPUTS
OVERVALUATION
OVERVALUED EXCHANGE RATES
PENSIONS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PER CAPITA INCOMES
PLANNED ECONOMY
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PORK
PRICE DISTORTIONS
PRICE SETTING
PRICE SUPPORT
PRICE SUPPORTS
PRODUCER PRICE
PRODUCER PRICES
PROPERTY RIGHTS
RAPID GROWTH
RAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION
REAL GDP
REGIONAL TRADE
RENT SEEKING
RETAIL
RETAIL PRICES
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SALES
SECURITY CONCERNS
SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
STARVATION
STOCKS
SUBSTITUTION
SUGAR
SURPLUSES
TAX
TAX RATES
TAXATION
TRADE BALANCE
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE TAXES
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
VALUE ADDED
WAGES
WATER RESOURCES
WEALTH
WESTERN EUROPE
WHEAT
WHOLESALERS
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
spellingShingle ADVANCED COUNTRIES
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
AGRICULTURAL POLICY ISSUES
AGRICULTURAL PRICE
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURE
APPLES
ARBITRAGE
BEEF
BENCHMARK
BORDER PRICE
BUDGETARY SUPPORT
CENTRAL ASIAN
CENTRAL PLANNING
CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMY
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMER PRICE
CONSUMER PRICES
CONSUMERS
COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE
COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER
COTTON PRICES
CROPS
DAIRY
DEBT
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEPRESSED PRICES
DEVALUATION
DEVALUATIONS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIRECT PAYMENTS
DOMESTIC MARKET
DOMESTIC MARKETS
DOMESTIC PRICE
ECONOMIC REFORM
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMICS
EGG
ENERGY EXPORTS
ENERGY PRICES
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATE SYSTEMS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPENDITURE
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORT SECTOR
EXPORT SECTORS
EXPORTS
FACTOR PRICES
FARMERS
FARMS
FEED
FINANCIAL FLOWS
FOOD CHAIN
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD EXPORTS
FOOD INDUSTRIES
FOOD INDUSTRY
FOOD POLICIES
FOOD PROCESSING
FOOD PROCESSORS
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD QUALITY
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD STAPLES
FOODS
FOREIGN CURRENCIES
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL EXPORTS
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
GRAINS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS VALUE
GROWTH RATES
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUNGER
IMPERFECT COMPETITION
INEFFICIENCY
INFLATION
INPUT PRICES
INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS
INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATE
INTERNATIONAL MARKET
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVENTORY
LAND RESOURCES
LIBERALIZATIONS
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MAIZE
MARKET ECONOMIES
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET PRICE
MARKET PRICES
MARKET REFORM
MARKET REFORMS
MARKETING
MERCHANDISE
MERCHANDISE EXPORTS
MILLS
MONOPOLY
MULTILATERAL TRADE
NATIONAL CURRENCIES
NET EXPORTS
OUTPUTS
OVERVALUATION
OVERVALUED EXCHANGE RATES
PENSIONS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PER CAPITA INCOMES
PLANNED ECONOMY
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PORK
PRICE DISTORTIONS
PRICE SETTING
PRICE SUPPORT
PRICE SUPPORTS
PRODUCER PRICE
PRODUCER PRICES
PROPERTY RIGHTS
RAPID GROWTH
RAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION
REAL GDP
REGIONAL TRADE
RENT SEEKING
RETAIL
RETAIL PRICES
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SALES
SECURITY CONCERNS
SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
STARVATION
STOCKS
SUBSTITUTION
SUGAR
SURPLUSES
TAX
TAX RATES
TAXATION
TRADE BALANCE
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE TAXES
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
VALUE ADDED
WAGES
WATER RESOURCES
WEALTH
WESTERN EUROPE
WHEAT
WHOLESALERS
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
Anderson, Kym
Swinnen, Johan
Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Europe's Transition Economies
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
description The main purpose of this study is to assess the changing landscape of agricultural protection and taxation patterns in the region. The study is based on the EU-10 sample, plus Turkey, as well as seven countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan (the CIS-7). In 2000-04, these countries accounted for 89 percent of the region's agricultural value added, 91 percent of the population, and 95 percent of total gross domestic product (GDP). In agricultural subsidy and trade policy, analyses of politically feasible reforms or policy options for coping with structural changes (such as the current boom in energy raw material prices that has intersectoral Dutch disease effects) need to be based on a clear understanding of the recent and current extent of policy interventions and the political and economic forces behind the evolution of these interventions. The second purpose of this study is thus to improve our understanding of the political economy of distortions in agricultural incentives in countries in the region. Based on this better understanding, the study's third purpose is to explore the prospects for additional reductions in the distortions in agricultural incentives and their implications for the agricultural competitiveness and trade of countries in the region.
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author Anderson, Kym
Swinnen, Johan
author_facet Anderson, Kym
Swinnen, Johan
author_sort Anderson, Kym
title Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Europe's Transition Economies
title_short Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Europe's Transition Economies
title_full Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Europe's Transition Economies
title_fullStr Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Europe's Transition Economies
title_full_unstemmed Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Europe's Transition Economies
title_sort distortions to agricultural incentives in europe's transition economies
publisher Washington, DC : World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9661146/distortions-agricultural-incentives-europes-transition-economies
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6502
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spelling okr-10986-65022021-04-23T14:02:25Z Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Europe's Transition Economies Anderson, Kym Swinnen, Johan ADVANCED COUNTRIES AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL POLICY ISSUES AGRICULTURAL PRICE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE APPLES ARBITRAGE BEEF BENCHMARK BORDER PRICE BUDGETARY SUPPORT CENTRAL ASIAN CENTRAL PLANNING CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMY COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICES CONSUMERS COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER COTTON PRICES CROPS DAIRY DEBT DEMOGRAPHIC DEPRESSED PRICES DEVALUATION DEVALUATIONS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIRECT PAYMENTS DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC MARKETS DOMESTIC PRICE ECONOMIC REFORM ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMICS EGG ENERGY EXPORTS ENERGY PRICES EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATE SYSTEMS EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT SECTOR EXPORT SECTORS EXPORTS FACTOR PRICES FARMERS FARMS FEED FINANCIAL FLOWS FOOD CHAIN FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD EXPORTS FOOD INDUSTRIES FOOD INDUSTRY FOOD POLICIES FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PROCESSORS FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD QUALITY FOOD SECURITY FOOD STAPLES FOODS FOREIGN CURRENCIES FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL EXPORTS GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS GOVERNMENT REGULATION GRAINS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS VALUE GROWTH RATES HUMAN CAPITAL HUNGER IMPERFECT COMPETITION INEFFICIENCY INFLATION INPUT PRICES INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INSURANCE INTEREST RATE INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORY LAND RESOURCES LIBERALIZATIONS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MAIZE MARKET ECONOMIES MARKET ECONOMY MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKET REFORM MARKET REFORMS MARKETING MERCHANDISE MERCHANDISE EXPORTS MILLS MONOPOLY MULTILATERAL TRADE NATIONAL CURRENCIES NET EXPORTS OUTPUTS OVERVALUATION OVERVALUED EXCHANGE RATES PENSIONS PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOMES PLANNED ECONOMY POLITICAL ECONOMY PORK PRICE DISTORTIONS PRICE SETTING PRICE SUPPORT PRICE SUPPORTS PRODUCER PRICE PRODUCER PRICES PROPERTY RIGHTS RAPID GROWTH RAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION REAL GDP REGIONAL TRADE RENT SEEKING RETAIL RETAIL PRICES RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALES SECURITY CONCERNS SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS STARVATION STOCKS SUBSTITUTION SUGAR SURPLUSES TAX TAX RATES TAXATION TRADE BALANCE TRADE BARRIERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE TAXES TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSITION ECONOMIES VALUE ADDED WAGES WATER RESOURCES WEALTH WESTERN EUROPE WHEAT WHOLESALERS WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO The main purpose of this study is to assess the changing landscape of agricultural protection and taxation patterns in the region. The study is based on the EU-10 sample, plus Turkey, as well as seven countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan (the CIS-7). In 2000-04, these countries accounted for 89 percent of the region's agricultural value added, 91 percent of the population, and 95 percent of total gross domestic product (GDP). In agricultural subsidy and trade policy, analyses of politically feasible reforms or policy options for coping with structural changes (such as the current boom in energy raw material prices that has intersectoral Dutch disease effects) need to be based on a clear understanding of the recent and current extent of policy interventions and the political and economic forces behind the evolution of these interventions. The second purpose of this study is thus to improve our understanding of the political economy of distortions in agricultural incentives in countries in the region. Based on this better understanding, the study's third purpose is to explore the prospects for additional reductions in the distortions in agricultural incentives and their implications for the agricultural competitiveness and trade of countries in the region. 2012-05-29T13:31:18Z 2012-05-29T13:31:18Z 2008 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9661146/distortions-agricultural-incentives-europes-transition-economies 978-0-8213-7419-1 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6502 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC : World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Europe and Central Asia