Sequencing and the Success of Gradualism: Empirical Evidence from China's Agricultural Reform

Alan de Brauw (), Jikun Huang and Scott Rozelle

Center for Development Economics from Department of Economics, Williams College

Abstract: This paper provides evidence regarding gains to agricultural market liberalization in China. We empirically identify the different effects that incentive reforms and gradual market liberalization have on China's agricultural economy during its transition period. We find that average gains within the agricultural sector to incentive reform exceed gains to market liberalization by a factor of ten. Our method of analyzing the effects of transition policies on economic performance can be generalized to other reform paths in other transition economies.

Keywords: China; agriculture; transition; profit function estimation Creation Date: 2002-06-10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O4 P2 Q1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Working Paper: SEQUENCING AND THE SUCCESS OF GRADUALISM: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM CHINA'S AGRICULTURAL REFORM (2002)
Working Paper: Sequencing and the Success of Gradualism: Empirical Evidence from China's Agricultural Reform (2002)
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