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LOCATION OF VERTICALLY LINKED INDUSTRIES UNDER FREE TRADE: CASE STUDIES OF ORANGE JUICE AND TOMATO PASTE IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Hartman, Darcy A.; Sheldon, Ian; Tweeten, Luther - 1999
indicated that American production and processing of oranges and tomatoes would not be displaced by removing barriers to …
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Organic premiums of US fresh produce.
Lin, Biing-Hwan; Smith, Travis A.; Huang, Chung L. - 2008
The study uses the 2005 Nielsen Homescan panel data to estimate price premiums and discounts associated with product attributes, market factors, and consumer characteristics, focusing on the organic attribute for five major fresh fruits and five major fresh vegetables in the United States. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429498
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The EU's Import Regime for Oranges:– Much Ado about Nothing?
Goetz, Linde; Grethe, Harald - 2006
EU imports of oranges are restricted not only by ad valorem tariffs but also by the entry price system establishing a … that, in contrast to its complexity, the effectiveness of the EU import system for oranges is low with respect to its goals … comparison of import prices for oranges from extra-EU countries with the EU entry price shows that the former are about 40 …
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How effective is the EU's import regime for oranges?
Goetz, Linde; Grethe, Harald - 2006
EU imports of oranges are restricted not only by ad valorem tariffs but also by theentry price system establishing a … that, in contrast toits complexity, the effectiveness of the EU import system for oranges is low with respect to itsgoals … for oranges from extra-EU countries with the EU entry priceshows that the former are about 40% higher than the latter on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445563
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The EU demand for imports of virgin olive oil
Ben Kaabia, Monia; Gil, Jose Maria - 2007
This paper has analysed the import demand for virgin olive oil in the EU andmore precisely in the Italian market, as it concentrates more than 80% of EU imports,aiming to determine the relative position of Mediterranean EU and non-EU countriesexports and their degree of substitutability or...
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Explaining German imports of olive oil: evidence from a gravity model
Kavallari, Aikaterini; Maas, Sarah; Schmitz, P. Michael - 2008
In this study the case of olive oil imports of Germany is examined since olive oil is a traditional Mediterranean commodity and Germany is the biggest importer in the EU. A gravity model has been employed so as to analyse those factors that explain the German imports of olive oil that were...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446291
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O DESEMPENHO DO BRASIL NO MERCADO INTERNACIONAL DE PEDRAS PRECIOSAS
Dias Riebeiro, Hilton Manoel; Da Silva, Orlando Monteiro - 2008
Este trabalho analisa a inserção brasileira no mercado internacional de pedraspreciosas, um setor de grande importância para o País, embora ainda pouco estudado. Ametodologia escolhida consiste no cálculo de alguns indicadores de competitividadeinternacional, capazes de evidenciar os...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442783
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DINÂMICA E COMPETITIVIDADE DAS EXPORTAÇÕES DE FRUTAS DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE NO PERÍODO DE 1999 A 2005
Andrade, Maria Elza De; Costa, Genivalda Cordeiro Da; … - 2008
competitiveness of the exports of products originating from of the irrigated horticulture (specifically, melon, banana, papaya, mango …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442795
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CARICOM’s COMPETITIVENESS WITHIN THE US IMPORT MARKET FOR SPECIALTY CROPS: A SHIFT-SHARE ANALYSIS
Lowe, Garfield G.; Davis, Carlton George - 2007
market opportunities and competitiveness status. Such an assessment however, requires a clear understanding of the … multifaceted concept of competitiveness and its major determinants. This paper seeks to contribute to the regional discussion of … competitiveness, through the exploration of the theoretical and empirical dimensions of the concept within the context of CARICOM …
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ASSESSING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF JAMAICAN ACKEE IN LIGHT OF THE CHALLENGES FACED BY SUGAR AND BANANAS
Hyatt, Karl - 2007
Economic theory posits that the removal of impediments to trade should redound to improvement in the overall well-being of all nations. Unfortunately, for many developing countries, this has not been the case; upon significantly reducing their tariffs, they are yet to see any tangible benefits....
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