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Provedor de dados: 	31	
País: 	United States	
Título: 	Grain Distribution in Ghana under Imperfectly Competitive Market Conditions	
Autores: 	Langyintuo,   Augustine S.	
Data: 	2010-11-03	
Ano: 	2010	
Palavras-chave: 	Spatial equilibrium; Monopoly; Imperfect competition; Interspatial; Cournot- Narsh conjectures; Crop Production/Industries; D4; L1.	
Resumo: 	Interspatial and intertemporal grain distribution in Ghana is a private sector activity carried out mainly by traders. These traders sometimes collude to maximize their joint profits. By so doing they influence the conduct of the grains market. To examine the effect of their actions on the informal maize market in Ghana, a spatial equilibrium model was estimated under three scenarios: (1) Perfect competition, (2) Cournot-Narsh conjectures, and (3) Collusion. The results indicate that imperfect competition distorts grain flows, reduces consumer welfare and depresses traders’ sales revenue. Collusive behavior of traders, on the other hand, causes the greatest distortion of grain flows as well as trader and consumer welfare. These results draw attention to policy makers and development agents to educate traders against using their associations to foster collusion.	
Tipo: 	Journal Article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://purl.umn.edu/96166	
Relação: 	African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE)&gt;2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa	
Formato: 	21