What are the effects of input subsidy programs on maize prices? Evidence from Malawi and Zambia

Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 671-686

  Ricker Gilbert, Jacob ^a   Mason, Nicole M ^b   Darko, Francis A ^a   Tembo, Solomon T ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Input subsidies; Maize prices; Malawi; Sub Saharan Africa; Zambia

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; MAIZE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRICE DYNAMICS; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

MALAWI; ZAMBIA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84888202198     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/agec.12081     Document Type: Article

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