Quota Rents and Subsidies: The Case of U.S. Cheese Import Quotas

this paper examines the effects of import quotas and foreign exports subsidies on the size of rents from U.S. cheese imports and their division among importers and exporters. Consumers pay a hefty portion of the wholesale price in rents and tariffs; EC's subsidization of cheese exports to the United States has served primarily to maintain rents.

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Year of publication:	1988-07
Authors:	Hornig, Ellen ; Boisvert, Richard N. ; Blandford, David
Institutions:	Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University
Subject:	Agricultural and Food Policy \| Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Staff Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series Department of Applied Economics and Management>Staff Papers Number 186977
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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