Quantitative Restriction on Rice Imports: Issues and Alternatives
Briones, Roehlano M.; Galang, Ivory Myka; Tolin, Lovely Ann | March 2017
Abstract
Rice is integral to the Filipino diet, history, and culture. As the host of the International Rice Research Institute since 1959, the Philippines takes pride in its leadership in rice science and agricultural education. However, historical trade data reveal that the country has been a net importing country since the 19th century (Doeppers 2016)—a practice that Filipinos see as a national embarrassment.
This 2017, the country’s quantitative restriction (QR) on rice will expire. The QR allows the government to limit the volume of rice that could be imported by the Philippines each year. It is intended to protect local rice producers from the adverse effects of cheap rice imports.
This Policy Note examines the impact of the QR on rice imports and presents policy options for the Philippine government given the looming deadline for converting QR into tariffs.
Citation
Briones, Roehlano M.; Galang, Ivory Myka; Tolin, Lovely Ann. 2017. Quantitative Restriction on Rice Imports: Issues and Alternatives. © Philippine Institute for Development Studies. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/6849.Keywords
Economic planning
Economic structure
Growth policy
Trade relations
Trade policy
Trade policy
Economic development
Economies in transition
International economy
Border integration
Economic integration
Gross domestic product
Trade policy
Institutional Framework
Public Administration
Business Ethics
Development Economics
Regional Economic Development
Economic Impact
Asian Development Bank
Development
Economic Boom
Regional Economic Integration
Good Governance
Governance Approach
Regional economics
Economic forecasting
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Success in business
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Free trade
Business
Economics
Communication in economic development
Restraint of trade
International economic integration
Trade blocs
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