Impacts of the cross-Straits Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement on the grouper fish markets in Taiwan and mainland China: A stochastic simulation analysis

Byeong Il Ahn, Pei An Liao, Hanho Kim

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Abstract

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to assess the effects of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) on the grouper fish markets in Taiwan and mainland China.

Design/methodology/approach - A stochastic simulation model is developed in such a way that the oligopoly or monopoly power of grouper fish exporters plays a role for having different impacts of the ECFA.

Findings - Taiwan's grouper sector benefits considerably from the implementation of the ECFA tariff reductions. Export of the Taiwanese grouper fish to mainland China and the overall gross revenue of the Taiwanese grouper fish farmers are simulated to increase up to 4.04 and 4.54 percent, respectively, due to a 5 percent tariff reduction implemented by the ECFA. The authors further find that a larger degree of grouper fish exporters' market power would result in the ECFA having a lesser impact on the Taiwanese and mainland Chinese grouper fish markets.

Practical implications - The findings suggest that Taiwan and mainland China should further negotiate reduction in tariffs over other agricultural products and/or other product categories.

Originality/value - This study is the first empirical analysis to examine how the grouper industries on the "Early Harvest List" have responded to the ECFA tariff reductions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)574-597
Number of pages24
JournalChina Agricultural Economic Review
Volume6
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014 Oct 28

Keywords

  • Agricultural markets
  • Agricultural supply and demand analysis
  • Agricultural trade

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • Economics and Econometrics

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