Seasonality and spatial integration in agricultural (product) markets

Economic Development and the Determinants of Spatial Integration in Agricultural Markets

Economic Integration and Welfare: Manufacturing vs. Agricultural Markets

In the literature of new trade theory, most studies have dealt with industrial location by imposing an assumption of free transportation in the agricultural sector. We explicitly incorporate arbitrary transport costs in both the manufacturing and agricultural sectors into the Helpman-Krugman-Davis model of two countries and one production factor. The following results are obtained. First, we fi...

The Integration of Energy and Agricultural Markets By

Spatial Integration of Maize Markets in Post-liberalized Uganda

MTID Discussion Papers contain preliminary material and research results, and are circulated prior to a full peer review in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment. It is expected that most Discussion Papers will eventually be published in some other form, and that their content may also be revised. i ACKNOWLEDGMENT This study has been jointly funded by the German Federal Ministry fo...

The Spatial Integration of Livestock Markets in Niger

Livestock makes an important contribution to the livelihood of Sahelian farmers and herders and is a source of self-insurance against income shocks. By allocating livestock efficiently over space, spatial market integration should foster a sustainable use of pasture resources. It is also expected to favor the sharing of risk across regions by smoothing idiosyncratic price variations. Using mont...