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Measuring the Degree of Price Discrimination for Export Subsidies Generated by State Trading Enterprises

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Author
Suzuki, Nobuhiro
Kaiser, Harry M.
Abstract

In this paper, we develop a theoretical and practical measurement of the degree of market distortion due to price discrimination for export subsidies by state trading enterprises (STEs). The model is applied to existing STEs in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. Based on FAO price data and U.S. Department of Agriculture elasticity estimates, the empirical results indicate that the exporting STEs exert some market power for subsidized exports in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. However, the degree of market power is far from the extreme monopoly case. The degree of distortion is highest for Canadian dairy exports, but the export subsidy equivalents (ESEs) are larger in Australia and New Zealand due to significantly higher export volume in these two countries relative to Canada. The results suggest that these exporting STEs play a significant role in providing effective export subsidies. While Canada's special milk class system that prices milk substantially lower for export has already been judged to be an export subsidy by the WTO court, our results indicate that other exporting STEs should also be examined. However, in order to have more accurate estimates of the distortions caused by STEs, price data from the exporting STEs is required.

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WP 2000-11 September 2000
Date Issued
2000-09
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Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University
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