A Theoretical and Empirical Study on the Direction and Issue of Sericultural Protection Policy

1995 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

• Project/Area Number: 06660282
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Agro-economics
• Research Institution: KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
• Principal Investigator: UYAMA Mitsutu Kyoto Institute of Technology, Dept.of Applied Biology, Associate Professor, 繊維学部, 助教授 (90176735)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): ODA Shigeaki Kyoto University, Dept.of Agricultural Economics, Associate Professor, 農学部, 助教授 (70169308) ; HAMAZAKI Minoru Kyoto Institute of Technology, Dept.of Applied Biology, Professor, 繊維学部, 教授 (00021171)
• Project Period (FY): 1994 – 1995
• Keywords: Government Trade / Tariff Quota / Import Quota System / Price Stbilization / Buffer Stocks / Resource Allocation / Social Welfare / 資源配分

Research Abstract

In Japan, sericultural protection policy is called as "Jigyodan" system. The policy instruments of Jigyodan system consist of two components :
(1)price stabilization policy by buffer stocks
(2)trade restrective policy
After 1994, Post Urguay Round, combination of policy instruments was changed. The change is from price stabilization policy by buffer stocks in import quota system to same price stabilization policy in tarifff quota.
So we compared the difference of economic effects, economic welfare and resource allocation by this system change. And we made it clear that price stabilization policy by buffer stocks is incompatible with tariff quota.