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examines the impact of border anddistance on price transmission between tomato markets in Ghana and Burkina-Faso. Theanalysis … applies a regime-switching vector error correction model to estimate semi-weekly,wholesale prices of tomato in four tomato … tomato across the border. Moreover, the perishable nature oftomato, and the poor quality of roads and transportation …
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Ghanaian tomato marketswhich are characterized by pronounced seasonality in production and trade flows.We analyse the tomato … for thewhole system of tomato markets. Disequilibrium is shown to spillover betweenthe price relationships. Consequently …, tomato markets in Ghana appear to beintegrated and function very well since price signals are rapidly passed throughthe …
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price transmission between domestic tomato markets in Ghana to ascertain whether spatial price transmission veritably … tomato trade consisting of semi-weekly price and trade flow data for the five most important Ghanaian markets for fresh … tomato, which represents one of the most important commercially produced and consumed vegetables in the country. A regime …
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transmission between tomato in Ghana and Burkina-Faso. The analysis applies a linear and a regime-switching vector error correction … model to estimate wholesale prices of tomato in four tomato markets in Ghana and a producer market in Burkina-Faso. The … cross-border formal and non-formal tariffs are incurred by traders in moving tomato across the border. Moreover, the …
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Imports are increasingly becoming a significant source of Japan's pork supply. Japan's share of imports to total consumption increased from 9 percent in 1980 to 24 percent in 1990, reaching a maximum of 44 percent in 1996. Under the World Trade Organization (WTO) safeguard provisions for pork,...
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This paper provides a summary measure of the possible new commitments in the area of market access undertaken by the European Union and the United States, using the Trade Restrictiveness Index (TRI) as the tariff aggregator. Indicators such as the TRI, based on welfare theory, integrate economic...
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The selection of appropriate parameters for computable general equilibrium (CGE) models critically affects the results of applied economic modeling exercises. Valid and reliable parameter selection models are needed, and typically comprise direct estimation, expert opinion, or copycatting of...
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Japán és a Távol-Kelet évtizedeken keresztül a világ egyéb térségeinek csodá-latát vívta ki elsősorban az átlagot meghaladó, gyors gazdasági növekedésével. Az 1990-es években a korábbi „keleti motor”-ként tekintett Japán gazdasága kü-lönleges helyzetbe került: a...
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The contribution deals with the relation between agricultural production and risk factors. This relation was studied in 2000 in the agricultural plant in South Bohemian region that farms 3420 ha of agricultural land and employs 140 workers. Risk is a natural companion of all business activities,...
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