Institutional effects on changes in Chinese foodgrain production and its variability
运用方差分解技术分析中国区域数据，探讨粮食统购配额和农业生产责任制等制度变化对粮食产量及其波动的影响。
Abstract By applying variance decomposition technique to the regional data from China, this paper discusses possible impact on Chinese foodgrain production and its variations created by institutional changes, including imposition of procurement quota and the introduction of the agricultural production responsibility system (APRS). Despite the imperfection of the analytical tool used, the results are quite useful and imformative.