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Accepted for publication
  • bulletPolitical economy of public policies: insights from distortions to agricultural and food markets (forthcoming)
    Anderson K, Rausser G, Swinnen J, 2013, Journal of Economic Literature, vol. accepted
  • bulletSelf-reported food insecurity in Africa during the food price crisis (forthcoming)
    Verpoorten M, Arora A, Stoop N, Swinnen J, 2013, Food Policy, vol. accepted
  • bulletMass media and public policy: global evidence from agricultural policies (forhtcoming)
    Olper A, Swinnen J, 2013, The World Bank Economic Review, vol. accepted
  • bulletHow the East was won: supply chain restructuring in the Eastern European beer market (forthcoming)
    Van Herck K, Swinnen J, Deconinck K, 2013, German Journal of Agricultural Economics, vol. accepted
  • bulletCan one-to-one computing narrow the digital divide and the educational gap in China? The case of Beijing migrant schools (forthcoming)
    Mo D, Swinnen J, Zhang L, Yi H, Qu Q, Boswell M, Rozelle S, 2013, World Development, vol. accepted
  • bulletPolitical reforms and public policy: evidence from agricultural and food policies (fothcoming)
    Olper A, Falkowski J, Swinnen J, 2012, The World Bank Economic Review, vol. accepted

Articles written in reviewed international journals
  • bulletLand and happiness: land distribution and subjective well-being in Moldova
    Swinnen J, Van Landeghem B, Vranken L, 2013, Eastern European Economics, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 61 - 85.
  • bulletMultinational versus cooperatives: The income and efficiency effects of supply chain governance in India
    Vandeplas A, Minten B, Swinnen J, 2013, Journal of Agricultural Economics, vol. 64, no. 1, pp. 217 - 244.
  • bulletGender and modern supply chain in developing countries
    Maertens M, Swinnen J, 2012, The Journal of Development Studies, vol. 48, no. 10, pp. 1412 - 1430.
  • bulletModern Food Supply Chains and Development: Evidence from Horticulture Export Sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Maertens M, Minten B, Swinnen J, 2012, Development Policy Review, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 473 - 497.
  • bulletInstitutions, Exchange and Growth: Evidence from Bulgarian Agriculture on the Impact of Hold-ups and Contract Innovations
    Van Herck K, Noev N, Swinnen J, 2012, European Review of Agricultural Economics, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 29 - 50.
  • bulletQuality and Inclusion of Producers in Value Chains: A Theoretical Note
    Vandemoortele T, Rozelle S, Swinnen J, Xiang T, 2012, Review of Development Economics, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 122 - 136.
  • bulletRegulations, brokers, and interlinkages: the institutional organization of wholesale markets in India
    Minten B, Vandeplas A, Swinnen J, 2012, The Journal of Development Studies, vol. 48, no. 7, pp. 864 - 886.
  • bulletThe political economy of relief aid allocation : evidence from Madagascar
    Francken N, Minten B, Swinnen J, 2012, World Development, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 486 - 500.
  • bulletMixed Messages on Prices and Food Security
    Swinnen J, Squicciarini P, 2012, Science, vol. 335, no. 6067, pp. 405 - 406.
  • bulletTrade and the Political Economy of Standards
    Swinnen J, Vandemoortele T, 2012, World Trade Review, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 390 - 400.
  • bulletImpact of the WTO on Agricultural and Food Policies
    Swinnen J, Olper A, Vandemoortele T, 2012, The World Economy, vol. 35, no. 9, pp. 1089 - 1101.
  • bulletChecking into China’s Cow Hotels: Have Post-Milk Scandal Policies Changed the Structure of the Dairy Sector?
    Mo D, Huang J, Jia X, Luan H, Rozelle S, Swinnen J, 2012, Journal of Dairy Science, vol. 95, pp. 2282 - 2298.
  • bulletPrivate Standards, Trade and Poverty: GlobalGAP and Horticultural Employment in Senegal
    Colen L, Maertens M, Swinnen J, 2012, The World Economy, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 1073 - 1088.
  • bulletThe Experience Economy as the Future for European Agriculture and Food?
    Swinnen J, Vandemoortele T, Van Herck K, 2012, Bio-Based and Applied Economics, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 29 - 45.
  • bulletIntroduction to the special issue of the World Trade Review on standards and nontariff barriers in trade
    Heckelei T, Swinnen J, 2012, World Trade Review, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 353 - 355.
  • bulletReform of the common agricultural policy under the co-decision procedure
    Crombez C, Knops L, Swinnen J, 2012, Intereconomics, vol. 47, no. 2012, pp. 336 - 342.
  • bulletChina's Milk Scandal, Government Policy and Production Decisions of Dairy Farmers: The Case of Greater Beijing
    Swinnen J, Rozelle S, Jia X, Huang J, Luan H, 2012, Food Policy, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 390 - 400.
  • bulletFood Standards and Welfare: General Equilibrium Effects
    Xiang T, Huang J, Kancs d, Rozelle S, Swinnen J, 2012, Journal of Agricultural Economics, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 223 - 244.
  • bulletA test for the convexity of human well-being over the life cycle: longitudinal evidence from a 20-year panel
    Van Landeghem B, Swinnen J, 2012, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, vol. 81, no. 2, pp. 571 - 582.
  • bulletMedia and food risk perceptions
    McCluskey J, Swinnen J, 2011, EMBO Journal, vol. 12, no. 7, pp. 624 - 629.
  • bulletGovernance structures, political economy and public policy
    Rausser G, Swinnen J, 2011, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, vol. 93, no. 2, pp. 310 - 316.
  • bulletPolicy gridlock or future change? The political economy dynamics of EU biotechnology regulation
    Swinnen J, Vandemoortele T, 2011, AgBioforum, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 1 - 6.
  • bulletThe Food Crisis, Mass Media and the Political Economy of Policy Analysis and Communication
    Swinnen J, Squicciarini P, Vandemoortele T, 2011, European Review of Agricultural Economics, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 409 - 426.
  • bulletGlobalization and poverty in Senegal: a worst case scenario?
    Maertens M, Colen L, Swinnen J, 2011, European Review of Agricultural Economics, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 31 - 54.
  • bulletResearch Principles for Developing Country Food Value Chains
    Gómez M, Barrett C, Buck L, De Groote H, Ferris S, Gao H, McCullough E, Miller D, Outhred H, Pell A, Reardon T, Retnanestri M, Ruben R, Struebi P, Swinnen J, Touesnard M, Weinberger K, Keatinge J, Milstein M, Yang R, 2011, Science, vol. 332, no. 6034, pp. 1154 - 1155.
  • bulletThe right price of food
    Swinnen J, 2011, Development Policy Review, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 667 - 688.
  • bulletGuest Editors' Introduction to Symposium: 'Beeronomics: The Economics of Beer and Brewing
    Swinnen J, Vandemoortele T, Vanormelingen S, 2011, Journal of Wine Economics, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 25 - 26.
  • bulletProperty rights imperfections and asset allocation: co-ownership in Bulgaria
    Vranken L, Macours K, Noev N, Swinnen J, 2011, Journal of Comparative Economics, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 159 - 175.
  • bulletTrade and the political economy of food standards
    Swinnen J, Vandemoortele T, 2011, Journal of Agricultural Economics, vol. 62, no. 2
  • bulletRich Consumers and Poor Producers: Quality and Rent Distribution in Global Value Chains
    Swinnen J, Vandeplas A, 2011, Journal of Globalization and Development, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 1 - 30.
  • bulletThe political economy of agricultural and food policies: recent contributions, new insights, and areas for further research
    Swinnen J, 2010, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 33 - 58.
  • bulletHow distorted have agricultural incentives become in Europe’s transition economies?
    Anderson K, Swinnen J, 2010, Eastern European Economics, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 79 - 109.
  • bulletHorticulture wholesale trade and governance in India: evidence from Uttarakhand
    Minten B, Vandeplas A, Ghorpade Y, Swinnen J, 2010, Journal of South Asian Development, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 113 - 136.
  • bulletLiberalization, endogenous institutions, and growth: a comparative analysis of agricultural reforms in Africa, Asia, and Europe
    Swinnen J, Vandeplas A, Maertens M, 2010, The World Bank Economic Review, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 412 - 445.
  • bulletReforms and agricultural productivity in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Republics: 1989-2005
    Swinnen J, Vranken L, 2010, Journal of Productivity Analysis, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 241 - 258.
  • bulletThe impact of interfirm relationships on investment: evidence from the Polish dairy sector
    Dries L, Swinnen J, 2010, Food Policy, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 121 - 129.
  • bulletMarket power and rents in global supply chains
    Swinnen J, Vandeplas A, 2010, Agricultural Economics, vol. 41, no. suppl 1, pp. 109 - 120.

Article written in scientific journals
  • bulletDie politische Ökonomie der bisher umfassendsten Reform der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik der EU
    Swinnen J, 2010, German Journal of Agricultural Economics, vol. 59, no. supplement, pp. 37 - 48.

Author of an international oriented book
  • bulletThe Economics of Beer
    Swinnen J, 2011
  • bulletTransatlantic regulatory cooperation. The shifting roles of the EU, the US and California
    Swinnen J, 2011
  • bulletPolitical power and economic policy: theory, analysis, and empirical applications
    Rausser G, Swinnen J, Zusman P, 2011
  • bulletEU land markets and the common agricultural policy
    Ciaian P, Kancs d, Swinnen J, 2010

Editor of an international oriented book
  • bulletPrivate standards and global governance: legal and economic perspectives
    , editors: Marx A, Maertens M, Swinnen J, Wouters J, 2012
  • bulletForeign direct investment and human development
    , editors: De Schutter O, Swinnen J, Wouters J, 2012

Article or part of books, published by international oriented publishers.
  • bulletAgricultural Productivity Paths in Central and Eastern European Countries and the Former Soviet Union: The Role of Reforms, Initial Conditions and Induced Technological Change (forthcoming)
    Swinnen J, Van Herck K, Vranken L, 2012
  • bulletFootball Academies and Player Migration in Developing Countries
    Schokkaert J, Swinnen J, Vandemoortele T, 2012
  • bulletMega-events and sports institutional development: the impact of the world cup on football academies in Africa
    Schokkaert J, Swinnen J, Vandemoortele T, 2012
  • bulletPrivate Standards, Global Food Supply Chains and the Implications for Developing Countries
    Maertens M, Swinnen J, 2012
  • bulletGlobalization, Private Standards and Poverty: Evidence from Senegal
    Colen L, Maertens M, Swinnen J, 2012
  • bulletPrivate Standards: The Emergence of a Global Governance Tool?
    Marx A, Maertens M, Swinnen J, Wouters J, 2012
  • bulletPrivate Standards and Global Governance. An Introduction
    Marx A, Maertens M, Swinnen J, Wouters J, 2012
  • bulletDo bilateral investment treaties attract FDI to developing countries?
    Colen L, Maertens M, Swinnen J, 2012
  • bulletForeign direct investment as an engine for economic growth and human development: A review of the arguments and empirical evidence
    Colen L, Maertens M, Swinnen J, 2012
  • bulletEuropean Union land markets and the common agricultural policy
    Ciaian P, Kancs d, Swinnen J, Vranken L, 2011
  • bulletFrom Vodka to Baltika: a perfect storm in the Russian beer market
    Swinnen J, Deconinck K, 2011
  • bulletThe Political Economy of Food Standards
    Swinnen J, Vandemoortele T, 2011
  • bulletHow the East Was Won: The Foreign Take-Over of the Eastern Beer Market
    Swinnen J, Van Herck K, 2011
  • bulletExport vegetable supply chains and rural households in Senegal
    Maertens M, Colen L, Swinnen J, 2011
  • bulletA Political Economy Perspective on the Fischler Reform of the CAP
    Swinnen J, 2011
  • bulletThe political economy of agricultural price distortians
    Swinnen J, 2010
  • bulletPolitical economy of agricultural distortions: the literature to date
    Swinnen J, 2010
  • bulletCompensation Payments in EU Agriculture
    Swinnen J, Van Herck K, 2010
  • bulletStandards, Trade and Development
    Swinnen J, Maertens M, 2010
  • bulletTowards a "Green Deal" for EU Agriculture?
    Swinnen J, Van Herck K, 2010
  • bulletVoedselcrisis en economische crisis
    Swinnen J, Vandeplas A, 2010
  • bulletConsumers and the political economy of European agricultural and food policies
    Swinnen J, Negash M, Vandemoortele T, 2010
  • bulletGovernance and surplus distribution in commodity value chains in Africa
    Swinnen J, Vandeplas A, Maertens M, 2010
  • bulletConsumers and EU agricultural and food policies
    Swinnen J, Dries L, Negash M, Vandemoortele T, 2010
  • bulletMedia economics and the political economy of information
    McCluskey J, Swinnen J, 2010
  • bulletTrade Liberalization, Rural Poverty and the Environment: Two Studies of Agricultural Exports in Madagascar
    Minten B, Meral P, Randrianarison L, Swinnen J, 2010

Article in or part of a book, published by an academic publisher

Announcements made at an international conference, fully published in proceedings
  • bulletEuropean Union land markets and the Common Agricultural Policy
    Ciaian P, Kancs d, Swinnen J, Vranken L, 2011, Disaggregated Impacts of CAP Reforms: Proceedings of an OEVD Workshop, pp. 55 - 74, OECD Workshop on the Disaggregated Impacts of CAP Reforms (Paris).
  • bulletAre African High-Value Horticulture Supply Chains Bearers of Gender Inequality?
    Maertens M, Swinnen J, 2010, Gender Dimensions of Agricultural and Rural Employment: Differentiated Pathways out of Poverty, pp. 155 - 170, Workshop on Gaps, trends and current research in gender dimensions of agricultural and rural employment: differentiated pathways out of poverty (Rome, Italy).

Announcements made at an international conference, whether the abstract is published or not
  • bulletA Regulatory Index for Agricultural Land Markets in Europe
    Van Herck K, Swinnen J, Vranken L, 2012, Conference of the Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AIEAA). Towards a Sustainable Bio-economy: Economic Issues and Policy Challenges” (Trento, Italy).
  • bulletAgricultural Productivity in Transition Countries: The Role of Reforms, Initial Conditions and Induced Technological Change
    Van Herck K, Swinnen J, Vranken L, 2012, Triennial Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (Foz d'Iguaçu).
  • bulletThe impact of development on recruitment strategies of football clubs
    Schokkaert J, Swinnen J, Vandemoortele T, 2012, ESEA European Conference in Sport Economics/ XIV IASE Conference (London (UK)).
  • bulletThe impact of development on recruitment strategies of football clubs
    Schokkaert J, Swinnen J, Vandemoortele T, 2012, EASM Conference (Aalborg (Denmark)).
  • bulletFrom Vodka to Baltika: A Perfect Storm in the Russian Beer Market
    Deconinck K, Swinnen J, 2011, the American Association of Wine Economists (Bolzano, Italy).
  • bulletRevisiting the ‘cotton problem’: a comparative analysis of cotton reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Vandeplas A, Swinnen J, 2011, ICABR Annual Conference on Sustainability and the Bio-Economy (Rome, Italy).
  • bulletOn the History and Political Economy of Wine Regulations in Europe
    Meloni G, Swinnen J, 2011, International Conference on Economics, Management Sciences and History of Wine on "Wine in the World: Markets and Globalisation (Zaragosa, Spain).
  • bulletGender and Modern Supply Chains in Developing Countries
    Maertens M, Swinnen J, 2011, EAAE 2011 congress (Zurich).
  • bulletThe Political Economy of Quality Regulations in the European Wine Market
    Meloni G, Swinnen J, Vandemoortele T, 2011, Annual Conference American Association of Wine Economics (AAWE) (Bolzano, Italy).
  • bulletCultural Differences, Behavior and Assimilation: Player Nationality and Penalties in Football
    Schokkaert J, Swinnen J, De Luca G, 2011, ERSA Congress (Barcelona, Spain).
  • bulletThe Political Economy of Relief Allocation: Evidence from Madagascar
    Francken N, Minten B, Swinnen J, 2011, Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development (Delhi, India).
  • bulletEU land markets and the common agricultural policy: evidence from land rent extraction in the new member states
    Van Herck K, Swinnen J, Vranken L, 2011, International Workshop on ‘Recent Issues in European Economic Integration and EU Enlargement’ (Brussels).
  • bulletOn the History and Political Economy of Wine Regulations in Europe
    Meloni G, Swinnen J, 2011, the International Workshop on Economic History of Globalization (Leuven, Belgium).
  • bulletWhen Drains and Gains Coincide: Migration and International Football Performance
    Berlinschi R, Swinnen J, Schokkaert J, 2011, TEMPO Conference on International Migration (Vienna, Austria).
  • bulletFootball academies and player migration in developing countries
    Schokkaert J, Swinnen J, Vandemoortele T, 2011, The International Conference on Globalization, Migration and Development: The Role of Football from a Transnational Perspective (Maastricht (The Netherlands)).
  • bulletPrivate standards and employment: GlobalGAP in the Senegalese horticulture sector
    Swinnen J, Colen L, Maertens M, 2011, European Association of Agricultural Economists (Zurich, Switserland).
  • bulletCAP direct payments and rent extraction by land owners: Evidence from New Member States
    Van Herck K, Vranken L, Swinnen J, 2011, International Workshop on "Recent Issues in European Economic Integration and EU Enlargement (Brussels, Belgium).
  • bulletCAP direct payments and rent extraction by land owners: Evidence from New Member States
    Van Herck K, Vranken L, Swinnen J, 2011, EAAE 2011 Congress “Change and Uncertainty: Challenges for Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (Zurich, Switserland).
  • bulletBeer Drinking Nations. The Determinants of Global Beer Consumption
    Swinnen J, Colen L, 2011, American Association of Wine Economics (Bolzano, Italy).
  • bulletWhen Drains and Gains Coincide: Migration and International Football Performance
    Schokkaert J, Berlinschi R, Swinnen J, 2011, IASE (Prague).
  • bulletCultural Differences, Behavior and Assimilation: Player Nationality and Penalties in Football
    Schokkaert J, De Luca G, Swinnen J, 2011, IASE (Prague).
  • bulletWhen Drains and Gains Coincide: Migration and International Football Performance
    Berlinschi R, Schokkaert J, Swinnen J, 2011, Migration and Development Conference (Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA, USA).
  • bulletThe Market for Policy Communication
    Swinnen J, Squicciarini P, Vandemoortele T, 2011, AES Annual Conference (Warwick, UK).
  • bulletRevisiting the ‘cotton problem’: a comparative analysis of cotton reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Vandeplas A, Delpeuch C, Swinnen J, 2011, EAAE 2011 Congress on Change and Uncertainty: Challenges for Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (Zurich, Switserland).
  • bulletThe political economy of food policy analysis. Reflections on the crisis
    Swinnen J, 2010, Seminar, Convegno Società Italiana di Economia Agraria "L’Agricoltura oltre le crisi (Campobasso, Molise, Italy).
  • bulletFood Security: 21st century perspectives
    Swinnen J, 2010, Seminar, the Australian National University (ANU) conference on "Sustainable agricultural and food policy in the 21st Century: challenges and solutions (Brussels, Belgium).
  • bulletGlobal supply chains, standards and development
    Swinnen J, 2010, Seminar, Slovak University of Agriculture’s conference on "Global Economy: Challenges and Perspectives.
  • bulletThe growth of agricultural protection in Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries
    Swinnen J, 2010, Seminar, University of Hohenheim (Stuttgart, Germany).
  • bulletSmallholder market participation: evidence from horticultural and staple food chains in Senegal
    Swinnen J, 2010, Seminar, The FAO Workshop on "Institutional innovations and policy interventions in support of smallholder market participation (Rome, Italy).
  • bulletExchange and growth: evidence from Bulgarian agriculture on the impact of hold-ups and contract innovations
    Van Herck K, 2010, Seminar, IAMO Forum (Halle (Germany)).
  • bulletGovernance and smallholder farmer competitiveness in high value food chains
    Swinnen J, Maertens M, Vandeplas A, 2010, Seminar, World Bank, UC Berkeley, CEGA, SPIA, and Ford Foundation conference "Agriculture for Development – Revisited (UC Berkeley, USA).
  • bulletLiberalization with endogenous institutions: a comparative analysis of agricultural reform in Africa, Asia and Europe
    Swinnen J, Maertens M, Vandeplas A, 2010, The 2010 AAAE/AEASA Conference (Cape Town, South Africa).
  • bulletWhen drains and gains coincide: migration and international football performance
    Berlinschi R, Schokkaert J, Swinnen J, 2010, XIII IASE and III ESEA Conferences on Sports Economics (Prague (Czech Republic)).
  • bulletWhen drains and gains coincide: migration and international football performance
    Berlinschi R, Schokkaert J, Swinnen J, 2010, The International Conference on Globalization, Migration and Development: The Role of Football from a Transnational Perspective (Maastricht (The Netherlands)).
  • bulletThe right price of food
    Swinnen J, 2010, International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium (IATRC) (Berkeley, CA, USA).
  • bulletOn Butterflies and Frankenstein: a dynamic theory of regulation
    Vandemoortele T, Swinnen J, 2010, Seminar Cluster Economics Wageningen UR (Wageningen, The Netherlands).
  • bulletFinance through food and commodity value chains in a globalized economy
    Swinnen J, Maertens M, 2010, KfW Financial Sector Development Symposium on finance for food - towards new agricultural and rural finance (Berlin (Germany)).

Announcements at national conferences, whether the abstract is published or not
  • bulletStandards in the EU Wine Sector
    Meloni G, Swinnen J, 2011, Standards, Trade and Development (Leuven, Belgium).
  • bulletParticipation in modern agri-food supply chain in Senegal and happiness
    Dedehouanou F, Maertens M, Swinnen J, 2011, PhD Symposium agricultural and natural resource economics, Belgian Association of Agricultural Economists (Brussels, Belgium).
  • bulletOn Butterflies and Frankenstein: A Dynamic Theory of Regulation
    Swinnen J, Vandemoortele T, 2011, AES Annual Conference (Warwick, UK).
  • bulletThe Market for policy communication
    Squicciarini P, Swinnen J, Vandemoortele T, 2010, LICOS-CRED Seminar (Leuven (Belgium)).

Announcements at national conferences, fully published in proceedings
  • bulletCultural differences and cultural assimilation: evidence from Southern European players in the English Premier League
    Schokkaert J, De Luca G, Swinnen J, 2011, LICOS-CRED Seminar (Leuven, Belgium).

Internal reports

External research reports

Various
  • bulletThe political economy of European wine regulation
    Meloni G, Swinnen J, 2010
  • bulletBeeronomics: the economics of beer & brewing
    Swinnen J, 2010
  • bulletRevisiting the 'Cotton problem': a comparative analysis of cotton reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Vandeplas A, Swinnen J, Delpeuch C, 2010, Seminar
  • bulletWomen or Wine? Monogamy and Alcohol
    Squicciarini P, Swinnen J, 2010