Impact of EU agricultural policy on developing countries: A Uganda case study |
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Authors: | Ole Boysen Hans Grinsted Jensen Alan Matthews |
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Institution: | 1. Agricultural and Food Policy Group, University of Hohenheim, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany;2. Institute for International Integration Studies, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland;3. Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 25, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark;4. Institute for International Integration Studies, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland;5. Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland |
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Abstract: | Despite substantial reforms, the European Union (EU)'s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is still criticised for its detrimental effects on developing countries. This paper provides updated evidence on the impact of the CAP on one developing country, Uganda. It goes beyond estimating macrolevel economic effects by analysing the impacts on poverty. The policy simulation results show that eliminating EU agricultural support would have marginal but nonetheless positive impacts on the Ugandan economy and its poverty indicators. From the perspective of the EU's commitment to policy coherence for development, this supports the view that further reducing EU agricultural support would be positive for development. |
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Keywords: | Uganda common agricultural policy poverty trade policy domestic support computable general equilibrium-microsimulation |
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