The measurement of agricultural price distortion in developing countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20303619 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Westlake (Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries, corresponding author), M J Westlake |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 367-381 |
| Publication date | 1987-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Development Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0388 • E-ISSN: 1743-9140 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00220388708422038 |
| OpenAlex | W2079403791 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 1 |
The most common means of measuring agricultural price distortion in less‐developed countries has been through the estimation of variously‐defined nominal protection coefficients. The objectives of this article are: (a) to demonstrate that the coefficients which have been employed are inadequate for measuring price distortion; (b) to develop a suitable method for measuring distortion at each point on domestic marketing chains; and (c) to demonstrate, using the example of maize in Kenya, the potential magnitude and direction of the differences between the conventional coefficients and the distortion coefficients developed in the article
Agriculture · Developing country · Distortion (music) · Econometrics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Point (geometry) · Telecommunications · Agricultural Economics and Policy · Agricultural risk and resilience · Computer Science · Global trade and economics · Mathematics
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.16 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2001 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |