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Reducing Rice Imports in Côte d'Ivoire: Is a Rise in Import Tariff the Solution?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2016

Jeanne Y. Coulibaly ,
Nakelse Tebila  and
Aliou Diagne
Jeanne Y. Coulibaly*
Affiliation:
World Agroforestry Centre in Nairobi, Kenya
Nakelse Tebila
Affiliation:
Kansas State University
Aliou Diagne
Affiliation:
Department of Economics at Gaston Berger University, Senegal
*
Correspondence: Jeanne Y. Coulibaly ▪ World Agroforestry Centre ▪ United Nations Avenue, Gigiri ▪ PO Box 30677 ▪ Nairobi, 00100, Kenya ▪ Phone +254.20.722.4028 ▪ Email[email protected].
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Abstract

The first-difference version of a source-differentiated almost ideal demand system is used to estimate demand for Ivorian rice imports. The results indicate that Thailand will benefit most from an expansion of imports of luxury rice and broken rice products. Vietnam will gain from growth in the market for standard rice. The results also suggest that adoption of a new 35 percent tariff policy to protect the domestic industry will not be enough to improve social welfare in Côte d'Ivoire in spite of increased production value.

Keywords

almost ideal demand systemIvorian importsrice quality demandsource differentiationtariffwelfare
Type
Research Article
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Agricultural and Resource Economics Review , Volume 44 , Issue 3 , December 2015 , pp. 195 - 213
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Copyright © 2015 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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