Increasing returns and market efficiency in agricultural trade

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 406-442

  Fafchamps, Marcel ^a   Gabre Madhin, Eleni ^b   Minten, Bart ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Agricultural markets; Marketing margins; Traders; Transactions costs; Transport

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TRADE; MARKET CONDITIONS; MARKETING; TRANSACTION COST;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; MALAWI; OCEANIC REGIONS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 23644460831     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2004.10.001     Document Type: Article

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