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The Process of Short- and Long-Term Price Integration in the Benin Maize Market

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  • Lutz, Clemens
  • van Tilburg, Aad
  • van der Kamp, Bertjan

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This paper reviews the methodology used to study the price integration process is spatially separated spot markets, and applies it to the Benin maize market. An Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model is derived to take into account the sluggishness of price adjustments. Hypothesis testing concerns stationarity and both long- and short-run integration of the price series. Long-term integration is tested with cointegration analysis. Error correction models are used to test for short-run integration and to estimate the speed of price adjustment. It is concluded that the arbitrage system is functioning, but with a significant time lag for several markets. This implies that there is scope for improving market performance. Copyright 1995 by Oxford University Press.

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  • Lutz, Clemens & van Tilburg, Aad & van der Kamp, Bertjan, 1995. "The Process of Short- and Long-Term Price Integration in the Benin Maize Market," European Review of Agricultural Economics, Oxford University Press and the European Agricultural and Applied Economics Publications Foundation, vol. 22(2), pages 191-212.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:erevae:v:22:y:1995:i:2:p:191-212
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