Export liberalization and household welfare: the case of rice in Vietnam

Vietnam has rapidly become one of the three largest rice exporters in the world, in spite of a binding export quota. This article uses a multimarket spatial‐equilibrium model to examine the effect of further liberalization on regional rice prices. Household data are then used to calculate the welfar...

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Main Authors: Minot, Nicholas, Goletti, Francesco
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 1998
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171769
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description Vietnam has rapidly become one of the three largest rice exporters in the world, in spite of a binding export quota. This article uses a multimarket spatial‐equilibrium model to examine the effect of further liberalization on regional rice prices. Household data are then used to calculate the welfare impact of these price changes on different household groups. The results suggest that although rice export liberalization would raise food prices and exacerbate regional inequality, it would also increase average real income and reduce (slightly) the incidence and severity of poverty. We explore several explanations of these apparently paradoxical results.
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spelling CGSpace1717692025-02-19T14:02:13Z Export liberalization and household welfare: the case of rice in Vietnam Minot, Nicholas Goletti, Francesco rice exports households welfare economics trade Vietnam has rapidly become one of the three largest rice exporters in the world, in spite of a binding export quota. This article uses a multimarket spatial‐equilibrium model to examine the effect of further liberalization on regional rice prices. Household data are then used to calculate the welfare impact of these price changes on different household groups. The results suggest that although rice export liberalization would raise food prices and exacerbate regional inequality, it would also increase average real income and reduce (slightly) the incidence and severity of poverty. We explore several explanations of these apparently paradoxical results. 1998-11 2025-01-29T12:58:42Z 2025-01-29T12:58:42Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171769 en Limited Access Wiley Minot, Nicholas; Goletti, Francesco. 1998. Export liberalization and household welfare: the case of rice in Vietnam. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 80(4): 738-749. https://doi.org/10.2307/1244060
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trade
Minot, Nicholas
Goletti, Francesco
Export liberalization and household welfare: the case of rice in Vietnam
title Export liberalization and household welfare: the case of rice in Vietnam
title_full Export liberalization and household welfare: the case of rice in Vietnam
title_fullStr Export liberalization and household welfare: the case of rice in Vietnam
title_full_unstemmed Export liberalization and household welfare: the case of rice in Vietnam
title_short Export liberalization and household welfare: the case of rice in Vietnam
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topic rice
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households
welfare
economics
trade
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