@article{Chen:205700,
      recid = {205700},
      author = {Chen, Chi-Chung and Shih, Jou-Chen and Chang, Ching-Cheng  and Hsu, Shih-Hsun},
      title = {Trade Liberalization and Food Security: A Case Study of  Taiwan using Global Food Security Index (GFSI)},
      address = {2015},
      number = {330-2016-13973},
      pages = {25},
      year = {2015},
      abstract = {In this study, the annual GFSIs of Taiwan over the past 15  years were computed to investigate the association between  food security, food self-sufficiency rate, and trade  liberalization. Within the past 15 years, there were  significantly sharp declines in 2002 and 2008. We inferred  that the main reason for the sharp declines in 2002 is the  import tariff decrease resulting from Taiwan’s entry into  the World Trade Organization (WTO). And for 2008, an  economic recession generated by the Global Financial Crisis  should be responsible for the significant decline of  Taiwan’s GFSI. In general, we found that there has been a  steady growth trend of Taiwan’s GFSI since 2002 although  food self-sufficiency rate has been declining. In  conclusions, judging from the more comprehensive  measurement of food security definition, trade  liberalization improves the food security status of  Taiwan.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/205700},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.205700},
}