Seasonal protection of F&V imports in the EU: Impacts of the entry price system

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-218

  Garcia Alvarez Coque, Jose Maria ^a   Martinez Gomez, Victor ^a   Villanueva, Miquel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Entry price; Fruits and vegetables; Partial equilibrium; Trade policy

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; EUROPEAN UNION; FRUIT; IMPORT; SEASONALITY; TRADE POLICY;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; VITACEAE;

EID: 77950837348     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2009.00435.x     Document Type: Article

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