摘要：This study analyzes the determinants of changes in Finnish agricultural protection andinvestigates a series of theoretical hypotheses concerning the determinants of agriculturalprotection. Our empirical econometric analysis uses annual data from 1931 to 1990 for 9agricultural commodities. The results support the hypotheses that changes in agriculturalprotection are induced by changes in the structure of the economy which affect thedistribution and the size of costs and benefits of protection.Variables that measure the impactof those changes, such as relative income in agriculture, the share of farmers in theemployment, the share of food in total consumers expenditure, and the self sufficiency rate,are found to be empirically important.
