TY - JOUR
T1 - Rice Production, Trade and the Poor: Regional Effects of Rice Export Policy on Households in Vietnam
AU - Pham, Van
AU - Nguyen, Hoa
AU - Kompas, Thomas
AU - Che, Nhu-Tuong
AU - Trinh, Bui
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.1111/1477-9552.12087
DO - 10.1111/1477-9552.12087
M3 - Article
SN - 0021-857X
VL - 66
SP - 280
EP - 307
JO - Journal of Agricultural Economics
JF - Journal of Agricultural Economics
IS - 2
ER -