Moctar, Ndiaye; d?Hôtel Elodie,Maitre; Tristan, Le Cotty - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2015
This paper addresses the role of market remoteness in explaining maize price volatility in Burkina Faso. A model of price formation is introduced to demonstrate formally that transport costs between urban and rural markets exacerbate maize price volatility. Empirical support is provided to the...