Turkey established a customs union (CU) with the EU in 1996, which excludes agricultural products. This article analyses the effects of an inclusion of agriculture in the CU as well as alternative policy options on the Turkish agricultural sector. To this aim, a comparative-static, partial...

The inclusion of agricultural products in the current customs union is one of the potential future steps on the road to further political and economic integration between Turkey and the EU. This book examines the effects of such integration of agricultural markets on the Turkish agricultural...

EU imports of oranges are restricted not only by ad valorem tariffs but also by theentry price system establishing a minimum import price. In addition, the EU applies acomprehensive system of trade preferences. The hypothesis of this paper is that, in contrast toits complexity, the effectiveness...

The EU protects EU growers of 15 kinds offresh fruits and vegetables against international competitionnot only by the means of ad valorem tariffs of up to 20%,but also by the EU entry-price system (EPS), which isdesigned to restrict imports below the product-specific,politically designated entry...

Decoupling of direct payments can be expected to have complex effects and the net effect on crop and fodder acreage is unclear. A literature review reveals that various simulation models uniformly project a decline of the cereal and silage maize acreage as well as ruminant production in the...

The EU has recently completed negotiating a series of association agreements with mediterranean countries. Trade preferences for agricultural goods which are granted under these agreements as well as under former arrangements are analyzed by calculating the value of preference margins at several...

Turkey entered a customs union (CU) with the EU in January 1996. Agricultural trade is not covered by this CU but it is subject to extensive preferential trade rules. In this article, the effects of an inclusion of agricultural products in the CU as well as alternative policy options on the...