EU Enlargement and Technology Transfer to New Member States, November 2005

(2005) EU Enlargement and Technology Transfer to New Member States, November 2005. Iowa State University

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Abstract

The European Union (EU) accomplished its biggest enlargement process in 2004 in terms of the number of countries, area, and population. This study focuses on the impact of enlargement, the resulting technology transfer on the grain sectors of the New Member States (NMS), and the consequent welfare implications. The study finds that EU enlargement has important implications for the EU and the NMS, but its impact on the world grain markets is minimal. The results show that producers in the NMS gain from accession because of higher prices, whereas consumers in most NMS face a welfare loss. Incorporating technology transfer into the accession increases the welfare gain of producers despite falling prices because of the larger supply shift. The loss of welfare for consumers in most NMS is lower in this case because of the decline in grain prices.

Item Type: Departmental Report
Keywords: EU enlargement, technology transfer, welfare
Subjects: Business and industry > Economic forecasts
Agriculture and food production
ID Code: 3114
Deposited By: Margaret Barr
Deposited On: 12 Dec 2005
Last Modified: 12 Dec 2005
URI: https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/3114