The Effects of Alternative Beef Import Quota Regimes on the Beef Industries of the Aggregate United States and Hawaii

The effects of the 1964 and 1979 beef import laws on the beef industries of the aggregate United States and Hawaii are simulated for 1972-81 by linking Hawaii and national econo-metric models. Although impacts are slight for both models, Hawaii beef prices and production appear to be less affected by changes in beef import rules. The impact of foreign beef imports has been an issue of concern to agricultural policymakers and beef producers in the United States since the early 1960s. Sev-eral econometric models have been de-veloped to analyze the impact of changes in beef import policy at the national level [e.g., Arzac and Wilkinson; Folwell and Shapouri; Freebairn and Rausser; Martin; Yanagida and Conway]. The impact of a national policy measure may vary widely across states, and representatives of some states are concerned about the regional impact of national beef import policies [Pub. L. 96-177]. Baum et al. address this issue by linking a Virginia beef and pork econometric model with a national model to study the effects of changes in U.S. beef imports on the Virginia beef and pork sec-tors. Unfortunately, no comparison is made Roland K. Roberts is an Associate Professor in th