This paper examines the relationship between countries' electoral systems and their policies of support for the agricultural sector. In particular, we are interested in whether majoritarian systems, which would tend to favor specific geographic districts, are more likely to protect agriculture,...

The modalities of negotiation on market access for agricultural and non-agricultural products are an important item of the Doha Development Agenda. The dispersion of tariffs remains very large, translating into sizeable economic distortions. In particular, tariff peaks are numerous and highly...