ECONOMIC REFORM AND THE CHANGING PATTERN OF CHINA'S AGRICULTURAL TRADE

Colin Carter and Xianghong Li

No 11957, Working Papers from University of California, Davis, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Abstract: This paper examines the composition of China's trade from 1980 to 1996, with a focus on agriculture and a view towards understanding its changing structure relative to other sectors. We analyze the time series behavior of individual goods at the SITC three-digit level, categorized into three groups: agricultural commodities, "other primary" commodities, and manufactures. We find that agricultural trade has expanded along comparative advantage lines in a very modest way, compared to manufactures and other primary commodities.

Keywords: International; Relations/Trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30
Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.11957

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