Unconstrained trade: The impact of EU cage bans on exports of poultry-keeping equipment |
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Authors: | Shon M. Ferguson |
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Affiliation: | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden |
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Abstract: | This study evaluates the impact of conventional cage bans for laying hens in the EU on exports of poultry-keeping equipment. Using detailed data on international trade in poultry-keeping equipment combined with an event study regression approach yields several new findings. The results suggest that the cage bans were associated with an increase in intra-EU trade, and also an increase in exports of poultry equipment from EU member states to non-EU countries where conventional cages are still permitted. The results suggest that some banned cages were likely exported to countries outside the EU to be used in egg production. |
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Keywords: | animal welfare international trade policy leakage |
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