The determinants of non-tariff barriers in Malaysia’s agricultural sector
The successive rounds of multilateral trade negotiations have resulted in significant tariff reductions in many countries. Malaysia is no exception as the applied most-favoured-nation tariff rate in her agricultural sector in 2009 is relatively low, averaging at 2.8 percent.Despite the reduction in...
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| author | Hanif, Azlina Alavi, Rokiah Duasa, Jarita Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi |
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| description | The successive rounds of multilateral trade negotiations have resulted in significant tariff reductions in many countries. Malaysia is no exception as the applied most-favoured-nation tariff rate in her agricultural sector in 2009 is relatively low, averaging at 2.8 percent.Despite the reduction in tariff barrier, the incidence of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) in the sector over the 1978–2007 period has generally increased even though efforts at dismantlin these barriers have long been initiated. Thus, the paper seeks to identify factors that influence the level of NTBs in the agricultural sector. Using the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach to cointegration, we find imports, average tariff, sectoral
competitiveness level, and employment growth to be significant determinants of NTBs in the agricultural sector. The findings provide a greater understanding of the reasons behind agricultural trade protectionism. |
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| spelling | iium-116612013-12-10T00:03:18Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/11661/ The determinants of non-tariff barriers in Malaysia’s agricultural sector Hanif, Azlina Alavi, Rokiah Duasa, Jarita Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi HF Commerce The successive rounds of multilateral trade negotiations have resulted in significant tariff reductions in many countries. Malaysia is no exception as the applied most-favoured-nation tariff rate in her agricultural sector in 2009 is relatively low, averaging at 2.8 percent.Despite the reduction in tariff barrier, the incidence of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) in the sector over the 1978–2007 period has generally increased even though efforts at dismantlin these barriers have long been initiated. Thus, the paper seeks to identify factors that influence the level of NTBs in the agricultural sector. Using the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach to cointegration, we find imports, average tariff, sectoral competitiveness level, and employment growth to be significant determinants of NTBs in the agricultural sector. The findings provide a greater understanding of the reasons behind agricultural trade protectionism. Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Terengganu 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/11661/1/v1i2a3.the_determinants_of_non-tariff_barriers_in_malaysia.pdf Hanif, Azlina and Alavi, Rokiah and Duasa, Jarita and Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi (2011) The determinants of non-tariff barriers in Malaysia’s agricultural sector. Terengganu International Finance and Economics Journal (TIFEJ), 1 (2). pp. 15-25. http://tifej.uitm.edu.my/ |
| spellingShingle | HF Commerce Hanif, Azlina Alavi, Rokiah Duasa, Jarita Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi The determinants of non-tariff barriers in Malaysia’s agricultural sector |
| title | The determinants of non-tariff barriers in Malaysia’s agricultural sector |
| title_full | The determinants of non-tariff barriers in Malaysia’s agricultural sector |
| title_fullStr | The determinants of non-tariff barriers in Malaysia’s agricultural sector |
| title_full_unstemmed | The determinants of non-tariff barriers in Malaysia’s agricultural sector |
| title_short | The determinants of non-tariff barriers in Malaysia’s agricultural sector |
| title_sort | determinants of non-tariff barriers in malaysia’s agricultural sector |
| topic | HF Commerce |
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