On September 28, 2006, the Government of Ukraine introduced a system of licenses for grain exporters. This system was subsequently replaced with a quota system. In both cases, the argument made to support these market interventions is that they are needed to guarantee food security and protect domestic consumers from rising international wheat prices. This short policy note argues that: the introduction of the quota is not justified; Ukrainian food...
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2006/11/27
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Working Paper
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38596
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2010/07/01
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The quotas on grain exports in Ukraine : ineffective, inefficient, and non-transparent
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export quota
Citation
Cramon, Stephan v.; Raiser,Martin.
The quotas on grain exports in Ukraine : ineffective, inefficient, and non-transparent (English). Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/365851468309268556