An Impact of Korea s TPP Participation on Its Agricultural Sector

• 발행기관: 한국농업경제학회
• 저자명: Byoung-Hoon Lee Jeong-Bin Im
• 간행물 정보: 『농업경제연구』56권 3호, 165~190쪽, 전체 26쪽
• 주제분류: 경제경영 > 경제학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2015.09.30

영문 초록

The Korean agriculture is characterized by small-sized family farming. The FTAs with major trad-ing partners has led to important changes in its agriculture. Particularly Korea’s agricultural sector has a high concerns about the government’s participation in Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) which is seeking for a high level of liberalization with creating WTO Plus trade rules. Korea’s agriculture with low international competitiveness might be expected to be significantly affected if Korea joins to the TPP agreement in the near future. This study analyzes the impact of Korea’s joining TPP on agricultural sector with employing the Korea Agricultural Simulation Model (KASMO) which is jointly developed by the Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI) and the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI). The estimation results show that both the Korean fruits and live-stock industries are expected to be in large decreases in the production value after TPP participation. Major commodities which are expected to be in damage with TPP are dairy products, grapes, beef, pumpkin, and tangerines.

목차

I. Introduction

II. Situation of Agricultural Trade between Korea and TPP Partners

III. Competitiveness of Korea and TPP Partners in Agricultural Trade

IV. Analysis of the Effect of Korea’s TPP Participation on Its Agricultural Sector

V. Conclusion

키워드

Trans-Pacific Partnership(TPP) KASMO Korea Agriculture