Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP622
Authors: Larry Karp; Spiro Stefanou
Abstract: Polish economic data are assembled in order to assess the impact on the agricultural sector of the recent reforms. Evidence of recovery in this sector is slight, but the decline seems to have halted. Policy issues for agricultural reform are discussed, emphasizing regulation of monopolistic input and processing sectors. The evidence for the existence and nature of these monopolies is reviewed and the goals of the chief regulatory body in Poland, the Antimonopoly Office, are summarized. A selection of recent models in industrial organization, dealing with entry, horizontal mergers and vertical control are used to provide a basis for assessing the direction of Polish regulatory policy.
Keywords: Polish agriculture; Imperfect competition; Government regulation
JEL Codes: D43; L4; O18
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| agricultural reform (P32) | production in state-owned farms (P32) |
| agricultural reform (P32) | employment in state-owned farms (J43) |
| regulatory policies (G18) | agricultural sector performance (Q11) |
| monopolistic structures (L12) | competition in agricultural sector (Q13) |
| regulatory framework (G38) | monopolistic behaviors (L12) |
| privatization (L33) | monopolistic practices (L12) |
| liberal trade policies (F13) | market discipline (G18) |
| trade policies (F13) | domestic oligopolies (L12) |
| regulatory practices (G38) | market power (L11) |