Maize is one of the major staples and cash crops for many Tanzanians. Excessive volatility of maize prices destabilises farm income in maize-growing regions and is likely to jeopardise nutrition and investment in many poor rural communities. This study investigates whether market reform policies...

This article examines the potential quality bias in price elasticities in cross-sectional demand analysis and develops a framework that can be used to avoid this problem. Both analytical and empirical results indicate that ignoring quality adjustment in either prices or quantities can cause...