The value of agricultural tariff rate quotas to developing countries

Catherine Laroche-Dupraz (1) , Alan Matthews (2) , . Unu-Wider (3)

1 SMART-LERECO - Structures et Marché Agricoles, Ressources et Territoires
2 Trinity College Dublin
3 Institut mondial de recherche sur l'économie du développement

The purpose of this paper is to estimate the value of current TRQ market access to developing countries as a contribution to this debate. The value consists in the new market access which TRQs created (and the export surplus gained on these additional exports) plus the size of quota rents generated which accrue to developing countries. As there is widespread agreement that little new market access was created by TRQs, which were mainly used to maintain existing trade flows, often originating in preferential agreements, this paper concentrates on estimating the value of rents accruing to developing countries. The results are interesting for at least two reasons.

Mots clés: tariff rate quotas

Domaines: Economies et finances

Catherine Laroche-Dupraz, Alan Matthews, . Unu-Wider. The value of agricultural tariff rate quotas to developing countries. 'Workshop "Selected Issues On The Impact Of The WTO Regime On Developing Countries", Institut mondial de recherche sur l'économie du développement., Oct 2002, Helsinki, Finland. 35 p. ⟨hal-02342384⟩