Tracking Distortions in Agriculture : China and Its Accession to the World Trade Organization

Huang, Jikun ; Rozelle, Scott ; Chang, Min

Washington, DC:World Bank

关键词: ADVERSE IMPACTS;    AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES;    AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS;    AGRICULTURAL PRICE;    AGRICULTURAL PRICES;   

DOI  :  10.1093/wber/lhh033
RP-ID  :  77466

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This article examines the impacts ofChina's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO)on prices in its agricultural sector. The analysis uses anew methodology to estimate nominal protection rates inChina's agricultural sector before its accession to theWTO. These new measures account for differences in commodityquality within China and between China and world markets.The analysis shows that some of China's agriculturalcommodities are well above world market prices and othersare well below. The article also assesses market integrationand efficiency in China. It finds high degrees ofintegration between coastal and inland markets and betweenregional and village markets. The remarkable improvements inmarket performance in recent years mean that if increasedimports or exports affect China's domestic price nearthe border, producers throughout most of China will feel theprice shifts.