This study is to investigate government support policies in potatoes production and export with Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM) method during 2001-2006 in Hamedan province. The result indicates that government policies in input and output market, support potato product which exhibited comparative advantage during 2001-2002 and indirect subsidy has been set on this crop. Whereas during 2003-2006 had a high comparative advantage and tax was charged on this crop. Moreover this has been indicated that indirect tax in 2001 and subsidy in 2002-6 have been set on tradable input. Base on RCA and RSCA`s method, Iran has comparative advantage in potatoes export during 1999-2006. The Michaely index results show that Iran is going to be specialized in producing this crop.
Nakhaei, N., Chizari, A., & Rezaei, A. (2009). Investigating the Government's Support Policies with Policy Analysis Matrix Method: Case Study of Potato in Hamedan Province. Agricultural Economics, 3(1), 185-205.
MLA
Najmeh Nakhaei; Amirhossein Chizari; Azam Rezaei. "Investigating the Government's Support Policies with Policy Analysis Matrix Method: Case Study of Potato in Hamedan Province". Agricultural Economics, 3, 1, 2009, 185-205.
HARVARD
Nakhaei, N., Chizari, A., Rezaei, A. (2009). 'Investigating the Government's Support Policies with Policy Analysis Matrix Method: Case Study of Potato in Hamedan Province', Agricultural Economics, 3(1), pp. 185-205.
VANCOUVER
Nakhaei, N., Chizari, A., Rezaei, A. Investigating the Government's Support Policies with Policy Analysis Matrix Method: Case Study of Potato in Hamedan Province. Agricultural Economics, 2009; 3(1): 185-205.
)