The basic objective of this investigation was to identify and to
examine factors determining the volume of imports of inshell and shelled
Brazil nuts in major importing countries: the United States, the
Federal Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom.
The approach followed involved the construction and analysis of
an adjusted bilateral trade model of this commodity market, based upon
consumer demand theory and an understanding of the industry. This
model, employing single stage least squares method (OLS), identifies a
number of factors as important determinants of the volume of nut imports,
such as: (a) the price of the commodity relative to the general price
level, (b) consumer's income, and (c) price or quantity of related
commodities. Demand for Brazil nuts is price inelastic in all markets,
except for shelled nuts in the German market.
Because of the peculiar situation of Brazil as, practically, the
only producer and exporter of Brazil nuts, some consideration is given
to the possibility of increasing gross revenues by means of market
control. / Graduation date: 1981
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/27050 |
| Date | 06 March 1981 |
| Creators | Paez, Paulo Brasil |
| Contributors | Edwards, John A. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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