Finding missing markets (and a disturbing epilogue): Evidence from an export crop adoption and marketing intervention in Kenya

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 973-990

  Ashraf, Nava ^a   Giné, Xavier ^b   Karlan, Dean ^c  

^a BUREAU FOR RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Export crop; Field experiment; Food safety standards

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; AGRICULTURAL TRADE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CROP PRODUCTION; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPORT; FOOD SAFETY; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; STANDARD (REGULATION);

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70149111730     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2009.01319.x     Document Type: Article

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