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Interventions And Production Sector Waste In Ldc Agriculture

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  • Fulginiti, Lilyan E.
  • Perrin, Richard K.

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Recent studies have revealed that less developed countries (LDCs) have been taxing their agricultural sectors at rates of 40-50%. This study uses quantity-based general equilibrium measures of deadweight loss to evaluate the cost of these distortions in 18 of these countries. The Allais-Debreu loss measures indicate that from 7-16% of either output or of the agricultural resource base has been wasted due to the associated misallocation of agricultural inputs across these countries.

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  • Fulginiti, Lilyan E. & Perrin, Richard K., 1994. "Interventions And Production Sector Waste In Ldc Agriculture," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 19(2), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:jlaare:30755
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.30755
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