PREFERENTIAL TARIFFS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: DID THEY FOSTER AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS TO SWITZERLAND?
We analyse the Swiss import structure of the agricultural and food sector from developing countries (DCs) and least-developed countries (LDCs) which benefit from the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP). Between 2002 and 2011, 46% and 36% of the agricultural products from the DCs and LDCs, respec...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Online Access: | https://managementjournal.usamv.ro/pdf/vol.16_1/Art68.pdf |
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| Summary: | We analyse the Swiss import structure of the agricultural and food sector from developing countries (DCs) and least-developed countries (LDCs) which benefit from the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP). Between 2002 and 2011, 46% and 36% of the agricultural products from the DCs and LDCs, respectively, were imported under the GSP scheme. However, most of the agricultural products from DCs and LDCs entered Switzerland under a most favoured nations (MFN) of zero. The estimations of a gravity model underpin the findings of the descriptive analysis: Being simultaneously a member of the WTO and in the GSP scheme fosters agro-food imports from DCs and LDCs significantly. Furthermore, the productivity and supply capacity within the agricultural sector depicted by the agriculture gross domestic product of a trading partner has a strong and significant positive effect on imports. |
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| ISSN: | 2284-7995 2285-3952 |