The Costs of EU Club Membership: Agri-Food and Economy-Wide Impact in Croatia

Over the last twenty-five years, Croatia's transition from a war-torn region of the former Yugoslavia, to a fully independent nation has left a lasting mark. In 2013, Croatia took another step toward peace and stability by becoming the 28th member of the European Union (EU). Employing a quantitative framework to examine the economic impacts of Croatian accession, results show that agricultural transfer payments are a key component of the accession deal, whilst a 'deep integration' scenario yields significant Croatian real income gains. Finally, comparing EU market access via tariff and non-tariff shocks, in Croatian agro-food sectors the former has a greater impact on output.

PHILIPPIDIS George;  BOULANGER Pierre;  FERRARI Emanuele;  MICHALEK Jerzy;  RESANO EZCARAY Helena;  SANJUAN LOPEZ Ana;  VINYES PINTO Cristina; 

2015-02-06

ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS

JRC85897

1463-1377,   

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14631377.2015.992225,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC85897,   

10.1080/14631377.2015.992225,