Applied microeconomic analysis of the effect of trade liberalization in the trans-pacific region on Japanese agriculture

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26292116
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Agricultural science in management and economy
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Suzuki Nobuhiro 東京大学, 大学院農学生命科学研究科(農学部), 教授 (80304765)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 加賀爪 優 京都大学, 学術情報メディアセンター, 研究員 (20101248) ; 前田 幸嗣 九州大学, 農学研究院, 教授 (20274524) ; 中島 亨 三重大学, 生物資源学研究科, 准教授 (60641553)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 国際貿易 / 環太平洋地域 / 応用ミクロ経済分析 / 応用一般均衡分析 / 貿易自由化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study quantitatively analyzed the effect of trade liberalization in the trans-pacific region on Japanese industries including agriculture using applied microeconomic methods. In the analysis of consumers' evaluation for foreign agricultural products, by implementing taste experiments of foreign rice varieties, we estimated Japanese consumers' willingness-to-pay for them compared to that for a domestic rice variety. Regarding the analysis of imperfect competition in foodsystems, we showed that the Japanese food industry has become oligopolistic since 2011 using establishment-level microdata. We also analyzed the effect of the trans-pacific partnership (TPP) agreement. After carefully considering assumptions and the models in previous simulation analyses about the effects of free trade agreements on Japanese economy, we conducted simulation analyses about the effect of the TPP agreement and showed possible future outcomes in the Japanese economy.

Free Research Field

農業経済学