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Government Intervention in Poultry Industries: A Cross-Country Comparison

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  • Kenneth F. Harling
  • Robert L. Thompson

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Government intervention affects agricultural industries both in the prices received for products and the prices paid for inputs. This paper attempts to demonstrate that analysis of the impact of government intervention on these industries should consider both sets of distortions. The concept of effective protection is used to determine the net price distortion. The Canadian, German, and British poultry industries during 1975–77 are analyzed to show the value of such an approach. Results show that consumers have paid higher product prices in each country, but producers have not necessarily benefitted. Moreover, social costs of intervention have been high.

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  • Kenneth F. Harling & Robert L. Thompson, 1985. "Government Intervention in Poultry Industries: A Cross-Country Comparison," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 67(2), pages 243-250.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:67:y:1985:i:2:p:243-250.
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    1. Katz, Michael, 1987. "Financing Production and Surplus in the Canadian Egg Industry," Working Papers 244006, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
    2. Alston, Julian M. & Scobie, Grant M., 1987. "A Differentiated Goods Model Of The Effects Of European Policies In International Poultry Markets," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 19(1), pages 1-10, July.
    3. Van Kooten, G. C., 1987. "The Economic Impacts on Consumers of Government Intervention in the Poultry and Egg Sectors: A Comparison of Alternative Welfare Measures," Working Papers 243873, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
    4. Eva Fernandez, 2011. "The cost of protection to grain farmers during the interwar years," Working Papers 11036, Economic History Society.
    5. Stephen L. Haley, 1990. "Measuring the effectiveness of the export enhancement program for poultry," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 6(2), pages 97-108.
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    7. Eswaramoorthy, K., 1991. "U.S. livestock production and factor demand: a multiproduct dynamic dual approach," ISU General Staff Papers 1991010108000010523, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    8. Haley, Stephen L., 1990. "Measuring the Effectiveness of the Export Enhancement Program for Poultry," Staff Reports 278276, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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