Coffee price volatility in Ethiopia: Effects of market reform programmes

Journal of International Development

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1131-1142

  Gemech, Firdu ^a   Struthers, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coffee; Estimates; Ethiopia; GARCH; Market; Price; Reforms; Volatility

Indexed keywords

COFFEE; COMMODITY MARKET; COMMODITY PRICE; ECONOMETRICS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MARKET SYSTEM; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; REFORM PROCESS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMALLHOLDER;

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

EID: 36849076711     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1389     Document Type: Article

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