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Rice Production, Trade and the Poor: Regional Effects of Rice Export Policy on Households in Vietnam
Author(s) -
Pham Van Ha,
HoaThiMinh Nguyen,
Tom Kompas,
Tuong Nhu,
Bùi Trinh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.157
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1477-9552
pISSN - 0021-857X
DOI - 10.1111/1477-9552.12087
Subject(s) - computable general equilibrium , economics , production (economics) , context (archaeology) , poverty , agricultural economics , commercial policy , free trade , international economics , geography , economic growth , macroeconomics , archaeology
Abstract Analysing Vietnam's rice export policy and recent export ban in the context of rising food prices, this study combines insights from a regionally‐disaggregated or ‘bottom‐up’ CGE model and a micro‐simulation using household data. Three main conclusions are drawn. First, although there is little impact on GDP, there are substantial distributional impacts across regions and households from different export policies and market conditions. Second, both rural and urban households, including poor households, benefit from free trade, even though domestic rice prices are higher. Finally, under free trade, relatively large gains accrue to rural households, where poverty is most pervasive in Vietnam.