2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
An Application of Econometric Analyses to Policy Design for Food Safety and Trade Liberalization
| Project/Area Number |
24653059
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Applied economics
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 国際経済学 |
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| 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.
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| Free Research Field |
国際経済学
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