Rice in Indonesia: Price Policy and Comparative Advantage |
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Authors: | Ifzal Ali |
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Affiliation: | Asian Development Bank , Manila |
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Abstract: | Indonesia's remarkable success in increasing rice production has been achieved through deliberate government intervention. This paper highlights the price policy interventions in the Output and input markets for rice. Summary measures of these interventions are estimated and their impact on private profitability is determined. Economic profitability of paddy and rice production is also estimated for selected regions and these estimates are used to pinpoint comparative advantage across. regions. |
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