Romania's accession to the EU: Short-term welfare effects on food consumers

Food Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 128-140

  Hubbard, Carmen ^a   Thomson, Kenneth J ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distributional welfare effects; EU accession; Food prices; Romania; Slutsky compensating variation

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; PRICE DYNAMICS; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WELFARE IMPACT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ROMANIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33845209603     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2006.03.012     Document Type: Article

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