Countering Commodity Trade Mispricing in Low-Income Countries: A Prescriptive Approach

ABSTRACT Commodity trade mispricing, especially the undervaluation of commodity exports, disproportionately harms low-income countries that depend on exports for most their export earnings. Such should (re)consider adopting rule-based pricing methods as a prescriptive alternative to transaction-based valuation systems. This article firmly grounds in market parameters. It calls hybrid form market-based price regulation framework public–private models supply chain governance, also integrating advice from independent experts. addresses this policy option within parameters set by international law, considering state regulatory scope under and tax law. challenges popular objection breach rules. Instead, it emphasizes complexity any such legal assessment economic