Trade Liberalization of the Fishery Industry of Japan

Afm Mohiuddin and Ryuta Kato
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Afm Mohiuddin: International University of Japan, http://www.iuj.ac.jp/

No EMS_2009_10, Working Papers from Research Institute, International University of Japan

Abstract: This paper examines the effect of the reduction of an import tariff on the Japanese fishery industry by using a computable general equilibrium model. Being against our common knowledge, our simulations with very realistic conditions show that both of the domestic consumers and the domestic fishery industry can gain by the subsidy (a negative tariff rate) policy, and also that income of the fishery industry would increase by trade liberalization when all possible linkages of economic activities are taken into account within a general equilibrium framework. Our results suggest a possible situation that there is no political conflict between the domestic fishery industry and the domestic consumer.

Keywords: Fishery Industry; Japan; Trade Liberalization; Import Tariff; Computable General Equilibrium Model; Simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C68 F17 H20 Q17 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 pages
Date: 2009-05
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