Spatial market integration and price transmission of selected plantain markets in Ghana

dc.contributor.author	Acquah, Henry De-Graft
dc.contributor.author	Owusu, Rebecca
dc.date.accessioned	2020-12-15T14:23:26Z
dc.date.available	2020-12-15T14:23:26Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.identifier.issn	23105496
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4354
dc.description	10p:, ill.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Spatial price analysis is important in explaining market performance and the degree of integration. This study therefore provides an econometric analysis of plantain markets integration. Using co integration analyses and vector error correction modelling, wholesale prices from three markets were used to test the degree of spatial market integration. The Johansen’s co integration test indicated at least three co integrating vectors implying that the plantain markets during the study period were linked together. The result of the VECM reveals that if a shock is applied to Techiman market, 47% of it will be eliminated in the next period, this result suggest a moderate speed of price adjustment between the Techiman market and the other markets analysed given the perfect adjustment threshold of 100%	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Cape Coast	en_US
dc.subject	Market integration	en_US
dc.subject	Johansen’s multiple co integration	en_US
dc.subject	Plantain	en_US
dc.subject	Vector Error Correction model	en_US
dc.subject	Spatial price analysis	en_US
dc.title	Spatial market integration and price transmission of selected plantain markets in Ghana	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US