The economics and politics of rice export taxation in Thailand: A historical simulation analysis, 1950-1985

Journal of Asian Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 103-125

  Choeun, Hong ^a   Godo, Yoshihisa ^b   Hayami, Yujiro ^c  

^a CAMCONTROL Department   (Cambodia)

^b MEIJI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Food policy; Political economy; Rice; Thailand; Welfare effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644595479     PISSN: 10490078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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