The status quo bias and reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: impact of voting rules, the European Commission and external changes |
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Authors: | Pokrivcak Jan; Crombez Christophe; Swinnen Johan F M |
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Institution: | 1 Slovak Agricultural University, Nitra, Slovakia
2 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, and Stanford University, California, USA
3 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium |
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Abstract: | We develop a formal model of EU decision-making on the CommonAgricultural Policy (CAP). The model is used to evaluate underwhat conditions CAP reform occurs and what the influence ofthe European Commission (Commission) is on CAP reform. We findthat the voting and amendment rules in the Council of the EuropeanUnion, the number of policy instruments and external changeshave important impacts on the occurrence and extent of CAP reformand on the influence of the Commission. Stricter voting rulesincrease the status quo bias and reduce Commission influence,whereas stricter amendment rules increase both the status quobias and Commission influence. More significant external changeresults in more reform and more Commission influence. |
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Keywords: | political economy agricultural policy political process policy reform |
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