Title: Competitiveness and protection policy: the case of Indonesian lobster exports to the Asian markets

Authors: Yoyon Muzayyin; Masyhuri; Dwidjono Hadi Darwanto; Efri Junaidi

Addresses: Faculty of Agriculture, Agribusiness Management, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Flora Bulak Sumur, Catur Tunggal, Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia ' Faculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Socio-Economic, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Flora Bulak Sumur, Catur Tunggal, Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia ' Faculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Socio-Economic, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Flora Bulak Sumur, Catur Tunggal, Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia ' Faculty of Agriculture, Sekolah Tinggi Penyuluhan Pertanian, Jl. Aria Suryalaga No. 1, Bogor, Indonesia

Abstract: As one of the world's lobster producers, Indonesia exports lobster to different countries in the world including Asian countries. The Indonesian government plays an important role in making policies to protect its lobster commodities. This paper aims to determine the competitiveness of Indonesian lobster exports to several Asian countries before and after the government issued the lobster protection policy. Based on RCA and Market Share analysis, Indonesia's competitiveness and lobster market share increase in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand after the Indonesian government issued the lobster protection policy.

Keywords: Indonesian lobsters; export competitiveness; protection policy; Asian markets; comparative advantage; market share.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTGM.2019.101562

International Journal of Trade and Global Markets, 2019 Vol.12 No.3/4, pp.260 - 271

Received: 03 Aug 2018
Accepted: 15 Jan 2019
Published online: 12 Aug 2019 *

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