Fruit and vegetable access to EU markets: Dissecting tariffs faced by Mediterranean countries

Food Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 599-611

  Emlinger, Charlotte ^a   Chevassus Lozza, Emmanuelle ^b   Jacquet, Florence ^c  

^a CEPII   (France)

^b LERECO   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

EU Mediterranean agreement; Fruit and vegetables; Multilateral trade negotiations; Preferential margins; Trade policy

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; EXPORT; FOOD MARKET; FRUIT; MULTILATERAL TRADE; PRICE DYNAMICS; TARIFF STRUCTURE; TRADE POLICY; VEGETABLE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 77957766186     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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