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The agricultural invasion and the political economy of agricultural trade policy in Belgium, 1875-1900

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  • Maarten VAN DIJCK
  • Tom TRUYTS

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After 1875, cheap grain from the United States and Russia flooded the European markets. Many countries like Germany, France, and Sweden turned to agricultural trade protection, while others, like the UK and Denmark, held on to a free trade position. Belgium adopted a middle position, leaving its grain markets open but protecting animal husbandry, dairy production, and the processing of foodstuffs. The econometric analysis of the votes of Belgian Members of Parliament on four proposals to install protectionist measures on agricultural trade seeks to identify which economic or political interests explain the Belgian policy option.

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  • Maarten VAN DIJCK & Tom TRUYTS, 2014. "The agricultural invasion and the political economy of agricultural trade policy in Belgium, 1875-1900," Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven ces14.02, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven.
    • Handle: RePEc:ete:ceswps:ces14.02
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