Maize is a major staple food in Sub-Saharan Africa. Monthly maize prices in Tanzania are analyzed since the country is an important maize producer and exporter in East Africa. We analyze price transmission between the five most important urban regions of Tanzania between 2000 and 2008 which...

Spatial market equilibrium theory views trade flows as the driving force behind market integration. We assess the price linkages between five major tomato markets in Ghana to ascertain whether spatial price transmission depends solely on direct trade between markets, or whether other forces...