The Political Economy of European Wine Regulations

Giulia Meloni and Johan Swinnen

LICOS Discussion Papers from LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven

Abstract: The EU wine market is heavily regulated. Despite the many distortions in the wine market as a consequence, reforming the regulations has proven difficult. This paper analyses the political economy mechanism that created the existing set of wine regulations. We document the historical origins of the regulations and relate these to political pressures that resulted from international integration, technological innovations and economic developments.

Keywords: European agriculture; wine history; regulation; appellations; institutions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K23 L51 N44 N54 Q13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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