Changing International Competitiveness and Trade: Recent Experience in New Zealand Agriculture

Sandrey, Ron; Scobie, Grant M.

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“…In an environment of growing liberalization, productivity growth, which is a major element of competitiveness, is essential to insure the prosperity of agriculture in general and dairy farming in particular (Sandrey and Scobie, 1994;Pinstrup-Andersen, 2002;Ruttan, 2002). A clear example is New Zealand, which opened its economy to the world market at the beginning of 1984 and then experienced a clear improvement in farm technical efficiency (ET henceforth) (Sandrey and Scobie, 1994;Evans et al, 1996;Paul et al, 2000).…”

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“…A clear example is New Zealand, which opened its economy to the world market at the beginning of 1984 and then experienced a clear improvement in farm technical efficiency (ET henceforth) (Sandrey and Scobie, 1994;Evans et al, 1996;Paul et al, 2000). This improvement in ET has occurred as New Zealand has experienced a marked increase in the value of dairy products exported (Blayney and Gehlhar, 2005).…”

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A Study of Dairy Farm Technical Efficiency Using Meta-Regression: An International Perspective

López¹,

Bravo‐Ureta²

2009

Chilean J. Agric. Res.

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This paper develops a meta-regression analysis to explain the variation of mean technical efficiency (PETP) measurements from a total of 65 frontier studies that report technical efficiency (ET) measurements at the dairy farm level in the literature published in English and Spanish. The analysis includes the effect of methodology on ET measurements, as well as the effect of the econometric procedure on the meta-regression estimates. Eight models were estimated, and two of these were selected: a fixed effects specification with dummy variables for the most significant studies without geographical effects (EFS), and a specification where the multiple observations are averaged and geographical effects included (OP). Based on model performance, the EFS option is chosen for the analysis. The results of the EFS model suggested that non-parametric deterministic models generate higher PETP estimates than the parametric cases (stochastic and deterministic frontier models). In addition, the Cobb-Douglas and translog forms yield higher average PETP than all other functional forms, cross-sectional data produce higher ET estimates than panel data, and the PETP is higher when the study is input-oriented. The primal approach implies a higher ET estimate than the dual analysis, and when more variables are included in the model, the PETP value is higher.

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A Study of Dairy Farm Technical Efficiency Using Meta-Regression: An International Perspective

López¹,

Bravo‐Ureta²

2009

Chilean J. Agric. Res.

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“…The subsidies made up almost 30 percent of farmers' gross farm receipts in 1984. Five years later they were reduced to 5 percent and further reduced to 2 percent in 1994 (Sandrey & Scobie 1994, 1044. Thus, agricultural subsidies were almost totally abolished.…”

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“…For instance, the fiscal deficit amounted to 8.9 percent of GDP and the current account deficit was 6 percent of GDP (Schwartz 1994, 534). Agricultural subsidies had increased dramatically in the early 1980s, from 1.5 percent of GDP in 1981 to 3.8 percent of GDP in 1983 (Sandrey & Scobie 1994, 1044. Thus, rising agricultural subsidies were one of the main causes of the deterioration of the public finances.…”

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Issue Redefinition, Venue Change and Radical Agricultural Policy Reforms in Sweden and New Zealand

Daugbjerg¹,

Studsgaard²

2005

Scand Pol Studs

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This paper compares radical agricultural policy reforms in Sweden and New Zealand in the 1980s and 1990s to establish which factors bring about such types of policy reforms. Ruling out a number of alternative explanations for reform found in the public policy and political economy literature, we focus on the role of reform strategies. We show that the redefinition of agricultural policy – from a matter of finding the balance between budgetary costs and farmers’ income to considering agricultural policy as part of macroeconomic policies – was important, particularly in Sweden. Change of policy venue is the other reform strategy identified, which was crucial to the successful introduction of the reform. In both countries, ministers of finance deliberately shifted agricultural policymaking to arenas in which they were able to control the reform process.

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What can be Learned from the History of Developed Countries?

Koning¹

Agricultural Trade Liberalization and the Least Developed Countries

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Changing International Competitiveness and Trade: Recent Experience in New Zealand Agriculture

Cited by 14 publications

References 3 publications

A Study of Dairy Farm Technical Efficiency Using Meta-Regression: An International Perspective

A Study of Dairy Farm Technical Efficiency Using Meta-Regression: An International Perspective

Issue Redefinition, Venue Change and Radical Agricultural Policy Reforms in Sweden and New Zealand

What can be Learned from the History of Developed Countries?

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