Abstract:

The paper made an analysis on the comparative advantages of maize production in Hebei province
from 1998 to 2007 by the method of aggregated comparative advantage Index based on the theory of
comparative advantage. The results showed that there was more comparative advantages in sowing area index
and benefit index compared with the other provinces in china, which standed the second and the fifth
respectively in China. At the same time, there was not comparative advantage in unit yield index by comparing
with the other provinces in china, which standed the 21st in China. Therefore, the paper put forward the
suggestions such as making good use of advantages of sowing area scale, increasing the material and
productivity inputs, which will promote maize production efficiency and further enhance the production
capacity in Hebei province.