certification of financials product may reduce transaction costs for its buyers when it provides a trusted standard for investors … limited knowledge of finance. Therefore it is questionable whether the reduction in transaction costs through halal … certification outweighs the costs of certification. Consolidation of the numerous ways halal certifica tion can be obtained and …

is relatively cheapest and most efficient. Itimplies that transaction costs, associated with the coordination of … Netherlands, transaction costs may amount to up to 50% of totalvalue added. Therefore, the ability and skill to keep transaction … costs low is vital for thecompetitive position of a firm or country. This is what transaction management is about …

control) which induces substantial transaction costs. Likely, the welfare losses due to these government-induced transaction … costs are substantial. …

home country. This paper investigates the effects on productivity and trade from the perspective of transaction costs …

Transaction costs play a key role in the behaviour of smallholders in developing countries. We exploit the introduction … of an additional tobacco auction floor in Malawi to investigate the impact of a reduction in transaction costs and … cultivated area in articular, suggests that lower transaction costs trigger smallholder farmers to shift to commercial …

transaction costs in water chains by developing integrated forms of water management. Integrated water management in case of river …

This paper discusses the design, implementation and use of standards from the perspective of transaction costs … economics. A proper design and implementation of standards may lead to a considerable reduction of transaction costs, which … worldwide transport infrastructure, and lowered the costs of transport of goods considerably. The example of containers also …

Transaction costs are a major reason why international trade flows are much smaller than traditional trade theory would … suggest. Trust between trading partners lowers transaction costs and may therefore enhance trade. The empirical analysis of …

reveals that transport costs are more important for trade in homogeneous and reference priced goods than for trade in …