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...

Der vorliegende Beitrag zeigt, dass sich die Preisbildungssysteme auf den verschiedenen Ebenen der Wertschöpfungskette in mehrerer Hinsicht unterscheiden. In Abhangigkeit des Produkts und der jeweiligen Marktstrukturen und Krafteverhaltnisse orientieren sich die Preise unterschiedlich stark an...

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