Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
TABLE 2.2
Recent market integration studies in selected countries
Country/study
Geographic coverage
Time period
Findings
India
Gosh (2003)
Wheat markets in Bihar, Haryana,
1984-97
Wheat markets within and across states
Punjab, Rajsthan, Uttar Pradesh
spatially integrated
Kumar and Sharma (2003)
Rice in regional markets in Haryana
Integrated in the long run but not in the
short run
Jha et al. (2003)
All-India, state-to-state price
1984-97
Wheat markets integrated across states
transmission analyses
Palaskas and Hariss-White (1993)
Rice in 3 regional markets in West
1988-90
Integrated in the long run but not in the
Bengal
short run
Puri (1996)
All-India analyses of rice and wheat
1985-95
Most markets integrated in the long run but
not in the short run
Baulch and Jariath (1997)
Wheat in 7 regional markets in
1992-96
Not integrated in the short run
Rajasthan
Indonesia
Ismet, Barkley, and
Rice in 9 major provinces
1982-93
Rice markets in all major provinces
Llewellyn (1998)
integrated
Alexander and Wyeth (1994)
Rice in all 27 provinces
1979-90
Except in 2 provinces, all markets well
integrated
Alexander and Wyeth (1995)
Rice in all 7 major regional markets
1979-90
All 7 market locations are integrated
Ellis, Magrath, and Trotter (1991)
Rice in all 27 provinces
Competitive and rapidly adjusting
