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The objective of this paper is to investigate the differences in yield production, production efficiency, and yield risk for farmers with and without off-farm work. Using a nationwide survey of Taiwanese rice farmers, we estimate a stochastic production frontier model accommodating the technical...
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Taiwan. Results showed that risk perceptions, overall knowledge and some socio-demographic characteristics were profound in …
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sampling scheme following the distribution of gender and age in three major metropolitan areas in Taiwan, including Taipei …
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This study attempts to evaluate the economic benefits of the country of origin labeling (COOL) in Taiwan. A Vickrey … second-price sealed-bid auction was conducted to estimate the consumer’s willingness to pay for Taiwan products vs. those … regression results show that tasting raised bids for Taiwan and China teas, but lowered bids for Vietnam tea. The econometric …
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We examine current rice policies in four major Asian countries (China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan), their relationship to … Taiwan, we examine how existing support policies could be changed to reduce domestic distortions and satisfy WTO commitments … allow greater market orientation in Taiwan’s rice market, while satisfying food security and farm income support objectives. …
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Uruguay has consolidated economic gains, supported by strong macroeconomic policies and a broadly favorable external environment. Growth has exceeded expectations, unemployment has reached record lows, and poverty has continued to fall, while economic vulnerabilities have been significantly...
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The recent global financial crisis has exposed the limitations of a conventional inflation targeting framework in insulating an economy from all shocks, and demonstrated that its rigid application may aggravate the effect of shocks on output and inflation. Possible refinements to the inflation...
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Sound policies and favorable external conditions have led to a strong economic recovery, but important challenges lie ahead. Uruguay’s near-term economic prospects are generally favorable. The main short-term challenge is rising inflation in the wake of vigorous growth and capital...
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This paper presents the staff report for Peru’s 2008 Article IV Consultation, Fourth Review and Inflation Consultation under the Stand-By Arrangement and request for waiver of applicability of performance criteria. Peru has been liberalizing external trade through tariff reductions in...
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