Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/109349 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 166
Publisher: 
Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila
Abstract: 
Over the past three decades, there has been a rapid expansion of processed food exports in developing countries, replacing traditional agriculture exports such as coffee and tea. However, this development and its policy implications have received little attention in the literature. This paper aims to redress this oversight by providing an overview of key characteristics and growth patterns of processed food exports in developing countries. The determinants of structural changes toward processed food exports in developing countries are examined using panel data econometric analysis. The results suggests that trade policy openness, large domestic market, good macroeconomic management especially in terms of price stability, as well as adequate financial support and infrastructure are the key factors that influence the structural changes toward processed food products.
Subjects: 
Food Safety Standards
Processed food trade
developing countries
JEL: 
L66
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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