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The new food equation: do EU policies add up? Bruegel Policy Brief 2008/06

Santos, Indhira and Delgado, Juan. (2008) The new food equation: do EU policies add up? Bruegel Policy Brief 2008/06. [Policy Paper]

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    Abstract

    This policy brief looks at how EU policies should be adjusted to the higher food prices. The brief makes three policy recommendations: Innovation in biofuels should be encouraged but biofuels targets should be abandoned as they are expensive and distort agricultural and energy markets. Freer trade is needed for both efficiency and food security reasons. But more open markets will further increase the price of food for importing countries. An immediate and sustained aid increase should therefore be agreed.

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    Item Type: Policy Paper
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Food prices.
    Subjects for non-EU documents: EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > agriculture policy
    EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > energy policy (Including international arena)
    Subjects for EU documents: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Series and Periodicals: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Annual Reports: UNSPECIFIED
    Series: Series > Bruegel (Brussels) > Policy Briefs
    Depositing User: Phil Wilkin
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 10 Jul 2008
    Page Range: p. 8
    Last Modified: 08 Apr 2014 10:40
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/8605

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