"Sugar exporters of the Caribbean depend on preferential sales of sugar to the European Union and United States at … prices that are two to three times the world market price. Without these preferences, sugar export revenues would decline … significantly. These preferences are likely to erode in the next several years as the sugar programs of both the European Union and …

"This paper assesses the impact that a potential liberalization of sugar regimes in OECD countries could have on … prices. They then simultaneously estimate the impact that changes in domestic sugar prices have on regional wages and … world sugar prices. Results suggest that workers in the sugar sector and in sugar-producing regions have better employment …