The present paper analyses sectoral impacts of the CEE integration with EU. Adopting a partial equilibrium model we explicitly model the agricultural sector in CEE. The underlying partial equilibrium model is based on the duality theory. The model captures all key CAP instruments, such as price...

Norwegian policy gives high priority to supporting rural communities, with support for agriculture receiving particular attention. It is broadly successful in terms of maintaining rural communities, and urban-rural gaps in a range of well-being indicators are comparatively narrow. However, the...

Equity and efficiency justifications are found for the Community’s Structural Funds which are discovered to be carefully targeted at depressed regions, albeit with some horizontal inequities. If Fund transfers displace national assistance, then they may be misallocated by being tied to...