DIRECT PAYMENTS AND ACREAGE REDUCTION: AN ESTIMATE OF PROGRAM INDUCED EXPORT SUBSIDIES AND TAXES

Zellner, James A.

doi:10.22004/ag.econ.278618

DIRECT PAYMENTS AND ACREAGE REDUCTION: AN ESTIMATE OF PROGRAM INDUCED EXPORT SUBSIDIES AND TAXES

Estimates of export subsidy or tax equivalents of commodity price and income support programs were made, incorporating parti— cipation and slippage effects. If a ten percent or larger acreage reduction program is required the program is an implicit export tax. Larger acreage reductions resulted in larger implicit taxes.

Keywords:

Direct Payments ; Export Subsidy ; Target Prices ; Acreage Reduction

Subject(s):

Agricultural Finance
Land Economics/Use

Issue Date:

1985-08

Publication Type:

Conference Paper/ Presentation

DOI and Other Identifiers:

10.22004/ag.econ.278618

Record Identifier:

https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/278618