This study is intended to address the question of structural change in meat demand. Inverse demand systems are modified to accommodate a variant of the Smooth Transition Autoregressive (STAR) models, the Smooth Transition Regression (STR) models. Structural change has been a contentious topic in...

In Malaysia, government intervene in the rice market using quota/tariff to effect the level and mix of consumption. The programs are known to be costly and generate economic allocative inefficiencies. The objective of this study is to contribute to the understanding of government intervention...