Of markets and middlemen: the role of brokers in Ethiopia
Using survey data on traders and brokers in the Ethiopian foodgrain market, this paper reveals that the brokerage institution is critical to market performance in that it enables traders to circumvent the commitment problem of long-distance trade with unknown partners. In the absence of grain standa...
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| Format: | Artículo preliminar |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
1999
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161317 |
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