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Based on consistent parameter estimates, effects of Japanese beef market tariffication and complete liberalization on interest group welfare were measured. While the results generally agree with other studies, this study alone provides statistical inference of welfare measures and sufficient evidence that marketing groups and pork producers are also major interest groups related to beef politics.","Using Bullock's rigorous test method, this study tested the ERH for Japanese beef policies. The results indicate that the ERH in 1990 is rejected, but that in 1991 cannot be rejected. Results of the ERH test for 1990 may imply the possible existence of other Pareto optimal policy.","\"A least square PPF method is developed to relax the restrictive assumptions in the previous PPF studies. Using the nonparametric bootstrap method, standard errors and bootstrap confidence intervals of PPF weights were estimated. 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