An Application of Econometric Analyses to Policy Design for Food Safety and Trade Liberalization

• Project/Area Number: 24653059
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Applied economics
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: OTSUKI TSUNEHIRO 大阪大学, 国際公共政策研究科, 教授 (40397633)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: 国際経済学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Food safety regulations such as import bans on livestock and limits on pesticide residues significantly affect international trade and country’s economy, but they are also inevitable. This research quantitatively analyzed the effect of food safety regulations from both benefits and costs, and provided policy implications. This research performed an analysis of the effect of food safety regulations on international trade, willingness of consumers to pay for better food safety standards, and the source-differentiated demand system. It is found from these studies that tightened food safety regulations lead to a reduction of trade, but that a tightening (relaxation) of the regulations could promote (discourage) demand for imported foods.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 製品環境規制がアジア企業に与える影響 (2014)
  • Author(s): 有村俊秀、井口衡、大槻恒裕、本田圭市郎、道田悦代
  • Journal Title: 環境科学会誌 Volume: 27(6) Pages: 377-381
• [Journal Article] Estimating the effect of chemical safety standards on firm performance in Malaysia and Vietnam (2014)
  • Author(s): Tsunehiro Otsuki, Etsuyo Michida, Kaoru Nabeshima, Yasushi Ueki
  • Journal Title: IDA Discussion Papers Volume: 455 Pages: 1-35
• [Journal Article] The rise and fall of multinational enterprises in Vietnam: survival analysis using census data during 2000-2011 (2014)
  • Author(s): Tien Manh Vu, Hiroyuki Yamada, Tsunehiro Otsuki
  • Journal Title: OSIPP Discussion Paper Volume: DP2014E001 Pages: 1-29
• [Journal Article] Nonparametric Mea surement of the Overall Shift in the Technology Frontier : An Application to Multiple-output Agricultural Production Data in the Brazilian Amazon (2013)
  • Author(s): Otsuki, Tsunehiro
  • Journal Title: Empirical E conomics Volume: Vol.44, No.3 Issue: 3 Pages: 1455-1475
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00181-012-0582-4
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The effect of product standards on agricultural exports from developing countries (2013)
  • Author(s): Esteban Ferro, John S. Wilson, Tsunehiro Otsuki
  • Journal Title: The World Bank Policy Research working paper Volume: 6518 Pages: 1-29
• [Journal Article] Trade Facilitation in South Asia (2013)
  • Author(s): Honda, Keiichiro, Tsunehiro Otsuki, John S. Wilson
  • Journal Title: South Asian Journal of Global Business Research Volume: -
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Do Foreign Product tandards Matter? Impacts on Costs for Developing Country Exporters (2013)
  • Author(s): Maskus, Keith E., Tsunehiro Otsuki, John S.Wilson
  • Journal Title: Asia Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics Volume: 20(1) Pages: 37-57
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The impact of regulatory heterogeneity on agri-food trade (2013)
  • Author(s): Winchester, Niven, Marie-Luise Rau, Christian Goetz, Bruno Larue, Tsunehiro Otsuki and more
  • Journal Title: World Economy Volume: -
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Role of NGO Involvement in Agricultural Development: An Econometric Analysis using Household Data from Bangladesh (2012)
  • Author(s): Hasan, Md Faruq. Tsunehiro Otsuki
  • Journal Title: International Public Policy Studies, university of Osaka Volume: 16(2) Pages: 175-190
• [Presentation] Applied General Equilibrium Analysis of Mega-Regional Free Trade Initiatives in the Asia-Pacific (2015)
  • Author(s): Otsuki, Tsunehiro
  • Organizer: The XIVth Conference of Korea and the World Economy
  • Place of Presentation: バークリー（アメリカ）
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-15
• [Presentation] Estimating the effect of chemical safety standards on firm performance in Malaysia and Vietnam (2015)
  • Author(s): Tsunehiro Otsuki
  • Organizer: IDE-IDS Workshop at Institute of Development Studies
  • Place of Presentation: ブライトン (イギリス)
  • Year and Date: 2015-02-09
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Export Sophistication and Economic Growth : A Panel VAR Approach (2014)
  • Author(s): Tsunehiro Otsuki
  • Organizer: The 14th International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association
  • Place of Presentation: バンコク (タイ)
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-01
• [Presentation] 製品環境規制がベトナムとマレーシアの企業の生産コスト及び輸出に与える影響の計量分析 (2014)
  • Author(s): 大槻恒裕
  • Organizer: 環境科学会
  • Place of Presentation: つくば国際会議場 (茨城県・つくば市)
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-18
• [Book] Food Safety, Market Organization, Trade and Development (2015)
  • Author(s): A. Alemanno, M. Webb, T. Havinga, A. Hammoudi, M.A. Fontes, J. Swinnen, K. Honda, T. Otsuki, J.S. Wilson, H.H. Jensen, M. Schuster, J.J. Okello, T. Vural, S. Akgüngör, C. Grazia, Y. Surry, J.B. Traversac
  • Total Pages: 254
  • Publisher: Springer
• [Book] Food Safety, Market Organization, Trade and Development (2015)
  • Author(s): Keiichiro Honda, Tsunehiro Otsuki and John S. Wilson (A. H. Hammoudi, C. Grazia, Y. Surry and J. B. Traversac, eds. )
  • Publisher: Springer
• [Book] Food Safety and Market Organization: Trade and Development (2014)
  • Author(s): Abdelhakim Hammoudi, Yves Surry, Cristina Grazia
  • Publisher: ISTE Publishing Company
• [Book] Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics (2014)
  • Author(s): Paul B. Thompson, David M. Kaplan
  • Publisher: Springer
• [Book] Meeting Standards, Winning Markets Regional Trade Standards Compliance Report East Asia 2013 (2013)
  • Author(s): UNIDO, IDA-JETRO
  • Total Pages: 126
  • Publisher: UNIDO, IDA-JETRO