Cereal Import Demand in Developing Countries

摘要: The major determinants of cereal import demand in seventy-four less developed countries (LDCs) were analyzed through the use an econometric cross-sectional model. Key explanators included level income and degree urbanization, financial capacity proxies, domestic grain supply variables. A innovation involved analysis impact distribution on LDC 1986 1987 for a more restricted sample twenty-three nations. These developing exhibit greater than proportional increase imports due to share poorest 40 percent their populations. inclusion regional slipe intercept drummies model also provided improved results. High levels government debt appear have inhibited importation nations South America, but not Asia Africa. In all three continental regions, particularly Africa, there is positive relationship between food aid imports. predicts America satisfactorily those Finally, resuults support view that improvements would considerably stimulate