What may happen if the quantitative restriction (QR) on rice, which puts a limit to the volume of rice imports entering the country, is removed by the end of this year? What are the effects on the local rice industry? How about on the poverty situation in the Philippines? On income distribution and on prices? The author presents the results of his simulation runs in looking at these effects.
Can the Poor Benefit from the Removal of QR on Rice?
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