Estimating policy effects on spatial market efficiency: An extension to the parity bounds model

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 338-352

  Negassa, Asfaw ^a,b   Myers, Robert J ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethiopian grain markets; Parity bounds model; Policy effects; Spatial market efficiency

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; CROP PRODUCTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; MAIZE; MARKETING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WHEAT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34547486129     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2007.00979.x     Document Type: Article

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