With this paper, we provide the first quantitative investigation of vertical price transmission inthe biodiesel supply chain in Germany with the focus on the developments during the foodcrisis and the impact of subsidized US biodiesel exports. With the strong promotion of theproduction and use...

The 2003 reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy of the Euro-pean Union allowed for discretionary implementation among member states. Discretion was allowed with respect to the timing and the degree of decoupling of policy support. Differences among member states were particularly apparent in...