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Cointegration and Market Integration: An Application to the Potato Markets in Rural West Bengal, India
Basu, Jyotish Prakash - 2006
The paper attempts to examine the market integration with the help of cointegration test on the prices of potato of Hooghly district in West Bengal. The analysis has been made at two levels, namely at the level of wholesale markets and at the retail markets. The cointegration test by Johansen...
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Measuring Market Integration in Mozambican Maize Markets: A Threshold Vector Error Correction Approach
Alemu, Zerihun Gudeta; Biacuana, G.R. - 2006
The primary objective of this research was to measure the extent of market integration between major surplus and deficit maize markets in Mozambique namely, Chimoio-Maputo, Chimoio-Beira, Ribaue-Nampula, and Mocuba-Nampula. To achieve this objective, Threshold Vector Autoregressive models were...
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The Effects of Market Reform on Maize Marketing Margins in South Africa: An Empirical Study
Traub, Lulama Ndibongo; Jayne, Thomas S. - 2006
This paper determines the effect of market reform and price decontrol on the size of maize milling/retail margins in South Africa. Regression models of monthly milling/retail margins are run over the period May 1976 to September 2003. To assess the robustness of our findings, we estimate several...
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Testing Market Integration for Fresh Pineapples in Kenya
Onyuma, Samuel O.; Icart, Eric; Owuor, George - 2006
efficiency in the marketing system. …
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Analysis of the Structure and Performance of the Beans Marketing System in Nairobi
Odhiambo, Mark O.; Oluoch-Kosura, Willis; Kibiego, … - 2006
price fluctuations and inadequate information on production, marketing and consumption. These problems are more acute in … urban areas. This paper analyzes the structure and performance of the beans marketing system in Nairobi metropolitan area … to analyze the marketing system by applying descriptive statistics, concentration ratios and co-integration models. The …
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CASH MARKETING STYLES AND PERFORMANCE PERSISTENCE OF WHEAT PRODUCERS
Cunningham, Lewis T.; Brorsen, B. Wade; Anderson, Kim B. - 2004
paper first measures the extent to which producers display an active or mechanical marketing style using individual farmer … sales. Next, tests of performance persistence are conducted to determine if there is any advantage to an active marketing … style. The results show that southern Oklahoma wheat producers tend to have a mechanical marketing style, while at other …
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Are Corn and Soybean Options Too Expensive?
Urcola, Hernan A.; Irwin, Scott H. - 2006
A growing body of recent evidence suggests that premiums for financial options might be too high. For agricultural options, market participants often make similar claims, however there is very limited scientific literature to prove or disprove such claims. This research investigates the...
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Factors Affecting Hedging Decisions Using Evidence from the Cotton Industry
Isengildina, Olga; Hudson, Darren - 2001
study seeks to analyze producer hedging behavior within the framework of the overall marketing behavior. Producer marketing … behavior is modeled as a simultaneous choice between cash sales, cooperative marketing and forward contracts, and hedging. A … (direct hedging vs. cooperative marketing and forward contracts). …
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THE VALUE OF USDA OUTLOOK INFORMATION: AN INVESTIGATION USING EVENT STUDY ANALYSIS
Irwin, Scott H.; Good, Darrel L.; Gomez, Jennifer K. - 2001
The economic value of public situation and outlook information has long been a subject of debate. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the economic value of USDA WASDE reports in corn and soybean markets. The investigation is based on event study analysis, with the "events" consisting of...
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Integration and Equilibrium in the Maize Markets in Southern Africa
Mutambatsere, Emelly; Mabaya, Edward; Christy, Ralph D. - 2007
pricing systems, mainly implemented through parastatal marketing boards; as well as subsidies and price controls at the …
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