This study investigates the case of a Zambian institution providing credit for smallholder agribusiness commercialization and compares this lender’s model with the major microfinance institutions, to identify specific mechanisms employed by the lender and how these have been adapted to suit...

Analyzing different aspects of the supply chain aids in understanding how firmsbehave, interact and respond within an industry. Some concepts used to carry out thisanalysis include asymmetric price transmission, event study methodology and eventcosting analysis. Each of these topics is discussed...

Since the inception of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in1994, tariff restriction to U.S. poultry products entering the Mexican market hasdecreased significantly. While poultry trade from the U.S. to Mexico has increasedconsiderably, Mexican chicken exports to the U.S. face a...