Does a “Restaurant Table Effect” Exist with the EU's Common Agricultural Policy? A Note

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Journal of Agricultural EconomicsVolume 52, Issue 3 p. 111-113 Does a “Restaurant Table Effect” Exist with the EU's Common Agricultural Policy? A Note J. Pokrivcak, J. Pokrivcak Another aspect of this “greater freedom” is imperfect information where domestic constituencies (and Ministers of Finance presumably) are less informed about what is going on in Brussels than in their national capitals. We adopt Becker's (1976) view that it is “difficult to believe that most voters are systematically fooled about the effects of policies that have persisted for a long time prefer instead to assume that voters have unbiased expectations, at least of policies that have persisted on the average, they have a correct perception”.Search for more papers by this authorH. de Goiter, H. de Goiter Another aspect of this “greater freedom” is imperfect information where domestic constituencies (and Ministers of Finance presumably) are less informed about what is going on in Brussels than in their national capitals. We adopt Becker's (1976) view that it is “difficult to believe that most voters are systematically fooled about the effects of policies that have persisted for a long time prefer instead to assume that voters have unbiased expectations, at least of policies that have persisted on the average, they have a correct perception”.Search for more papers by this authorJ. F. M. Swinnen, J. F. M. Swinnen This research was undertaken with support from the European Union's Phase ACE Programme 1997. The content of the publication is the sole responsibility of the author and it in no way represents the views of the Commission or its services. E-mail: jan.pokrivcak@fem.uniag.sk for correspondence.Search for more papers by this author J. Pokrivcak, J. Pokrivcak Another aspect of this “greater freedom” is imperfect information where domestic constituencies (and Ministers of Finance presumably) are less informed about what is going on in Brussels than in their national capitals. We adopt Becker's (1976) view that it is “difficult to believe that most voters are systematically fooled about the effects of policies that have persisted for a long time prefer instead to assume that voters have unbiased expectations, at least of policies that have persisted on the average, they have a correct perception”.Search for more papers by this authorH. de Goiter, H. de Goiter Another aspect of this “greater freedom” is imperfect information where domestic constituencies (and Ministers of Finance presumably) are less informed about what is going on in Brussels than in their national capitals. We adopt Becker's (1976) view that it is “difficult to believe that most voters are systematically fooled about the effects of policies that have persisted for a long time prefer instead to assume that voters have unbiased expectations, at least of policies that have persisted on the average, they have a correct perception”.Search for more papers by this authorJ. F. M. Swinnen, J. F. M. Swinnen This research was undertaken with support from the European Union's Phase ACE Programme 1997. The content of the publication is the sole responsibility of the author and it in no way represents the views of the Commission or its services. E-mail: jan.pokrivcak@fem.uniag.sk for correspondence.Search for more papers by this author First published: 05 November 2008 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2001.tb00942.xCitations: 3 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article.Citing Literature Volume52, Issue3September 2001Pages 111-113 RelatedInformation