Does economic policy uncertainty undermine stability of agricultural imports? Evidence from China.

ABSTRACT: China is the world's largest importer of agricultural products. Stability of agricultural imports directly affects domestic food availability, and hence influences national food security. This study is important to gauge effects of uncertainty resulting from global and domestic economic policy changes on the stability component of food security in China. Though many studies have explored the determinants and consequences of Chinese agricultural trade, research focusing on stability of agricultural imports is lacking. To fill the gap, this study calculates duration length and survival probability of China's agri-food imports, and estimates effects of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on the stability. Results show that trade duration of the agri-food imports is 12.07 months in China. Howeve

SUBMITTER: Zhang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8923469 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature