Agricultural free trade and WTO concessions

Abstract

On the basis of the WTO agricultural agreement, Switzerland allowed more market access and converted former trade barriers into tariff rate quotas. Notified tariff rate quotas regulate import and export behaviour in accordance with WTO agreements. In order to protect the domestic production, high out-of-quota tariff rates discourage imports while stimulating the production within Switzerland. The purpose of the Bachelor Thesis is to shine a light on the dynamics of trade of certain agricultural products.