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| Hassouneh, Islam; Radwan, Amr; Serra, Teresa; Gil, Jose Maria. |
| In recent years, health risks have received increasing attention among consumers and created interest in analysing the relationship between food scares, food consumption and market prices. One of the most relevant and recent food scares is the avian influenza that has had important effects not only on human and animal health, but also on the economy. We assess effects of avian influenza on price transmission along the Egyptian poultry marketing chain. Although Egypt has been one of the most affected countries by avian influenza, this article is the first attempt to understand this food scare’s impacts on Egyptian poultry markets. In doing so, a multivariate smooth transition vector error correction model (STVECM) is applied to monthly poultry price data.... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Food scare; Avian influenza; Price transmission; Egypt.; Production Economics; C22; Q13. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91830 |
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