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Comparative (Dis?) Advantage in Russian Agriculture
Author(s) -
Liefert William M.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8276.00334
Subject(s) - atlanta , service (business) , sociology , economics , library science , management , history , economy , computer science , metropolitan area , archaeology
The economic reform that began in Russia in the early 1990s has spurred major changes in the structure and volume of the country’s agricultural production and trade. This paper examines whether Russia has a comparative advantage in agricultural outputs compared to agricultural inputs, and whether it has a comparative advantage in bulk crops versus meat. The paper also investigates whether the changes in Russia’s agricultural production and trade during transition have been consistent with the country’s agricultural comparative advantage, as indicated by the empirical results.