THE INCIDENCE OF AGRICULTURAL POLICIES

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: CHAMBERS, RG
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2727
• DOI: 10.1016/0047-2727(94)01443-R
• 发表日期: 1995
• 页码: 317-335
• 关键词: AGRICULTURAL POLICY; tax incidence; general equilibrium

摘要

A general-equilibrium model is used to analyze agricultural policy incidence in the presence of distortionary income taxation. The incidence of lump-sum transfers to farmers, supply control through input retirement, and production subsidies are considered. Partial equilibrium incidence calculations are shown to systematically overstate the benefits farmers receive from farm programs. Kaldor's compensation test is used to judge the relative efficiency (inefficiency) of alternative farm programs. At the margin, supply control through input retirement may dominate decoupled lump-sum transfers if the tax system is very inefficient and subsidy payments are high.