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| Changing structure of China’s meat imports |
| CHENG Ya-hao, Zhifeng Gao, James Seale Jr. |
1、Department of Economics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P.R.China
2、Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, USA |
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摘要 This paper discusses the determinants of meat imports of China. Results indicate that import demand is mostly determined by import price and real GDP. Imported price has a negative effect and real GDP has a positive influence on import quantity. Tariff does not have a significant effect. As GDP and consumption capacity increases, China has a large potential demand for meat imports. Some countries may gain if China’s economy continues expanding, while others, like the United States, are the most sensitive to the trade policy of China.
Abstract This paper discusses the determinants of meat imports of China. Results indicate that import demand is mostly determined by import price and real GDP. Imported price has a negative effect and real GDP has a positive influence on import quantity. Tariff does not have a significant effect. As GDP and consumption capacity increases, China has a large potential demand for meat imports. Some countries may gain if China’s economy continues expanding, while others, like the United States, are the most sensitive to the trade policy of China.
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Received: 27 January 2014
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Corresponding Authors:
Zhifeng Gao, E-mail: zfgao@ufl.edu
E-mail: zfgao@ufl.edu
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Cite this article:
CHENG Ya-hao, Zhifeng Gao, James Seale Jr..
2015.
Changing structure of China’s meat imports. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 14(6): 1081-1091.
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