How Far Is China’s Grain Subsidies Level from the Ceiling of Amber Box Support?-Evaluation Based on WTO Rules

作     者：朱满德 程国强 

作者机构：School of Economics Guizhou University Guiyang China Academic Committee of the Development Research Center of the State Council of China Beijing China 

出 版 物：《China Economist》 (中国经济学人（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2015年第10卷第6期

页      面：44-55页

学科分类：12[管理学] 0202[经济学-应用经济学] 02[经济学] 1203[管理学-农林经济管理] 020205[经济学-产业经济学] 020203[经济学-财政学（含∶税收学）] 

基　　金：sponsored by the Cultural and Social Sciences Youth Foundation of the Ministry of Education(Grant No.12YJC790296) the National Natural Sciences Foundation Program(Grants No.71273069 and No.71403277) 

主　　题：世贸组织 天花板 中国 琥珀 盒子 粮食 水 补贴 

摘      要：Using the aggregate measurement of support(AMS) approach of the World Trade Organization(WTO),this study estimates China s product-specific and non-productspecific amber box support levels between 2008 and *** result indicates that China s product-specific amber box support level has significantly increased but not yet exceeded the tolerable ceiling of de minimis and remains consistent with WTO rules on agricultural domestic support;that there is still policy room for product-specific amber box support but the ceiling of de minimis has already imposed substantial constraint on China s grain price support policies;and that despite rapid increases in non-product-specific amber box support levels,future policy space remains *** result also suggests that China should make appropriate adjustments to product-specific amber box support policies in accordance with WTO rules on agricultural domestic support and make proper use of nonproduct-specific amber box support policies.