Price Seasonality in Africa : Measurement and Extent

Everyone knows about seasonality. But what exactly do we know? This study systematically measures seasonal price gaps at 193 markets for 13 food commodities in seven African countries. It shows that the commonly used dummy variable or moving averag...

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Main Authors:	Gilbert, Christopher L., Christiaensen, Luc, Kaminski, Jonathan
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	SPOT PRICE RETAILING SEASONAL FACTOR RETAIL PRICE COUNTRY MARKET STOCK FUTURES SEARCH COUNTRY FIXED EFFECTS DEFLATION INCOME INTEREST FUTURE EARNINGS EXCHANGE INFORMATION LIQUIDITY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PRICE VARIATION FOOD PRICES CASSAVA FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH IFPRI TRANSMISSION TOMATOES WORLD MARKETS STORAGE FACILITIES AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS PRICE PRICE TREND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INFLATION SOFTWARE PROGRAM DEVELOPING COUNTRY RETAIL INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OPEN ACCESS MAIZE LINK DATA FOOD MARKETS CEREALS WHOLESALE MARKETS CURRENCY DATES SILOS FOOD PRICE PRICE VOLATILITY PRODUCTS MARKET PLACE SEASONAL FACTORS BUYERS MARKETING MARKETS FRUITS VEGETABLES AGRICULTURAL PRICES WEB MATERIAL PRICE SERIES PRODUCT FAMINE GRAINS FOOD PRODUCTS COMMODITY PRICE MARKETPLACES EXPENDITURE TRANSACTIONS STAPLE FOODS DATA AVAILABILITY FOOD SECURITY PRICE TRENDS WHOLESALE PRICES DOMESTIC MARKETS HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY VOLATILITY SOFTWARE RESULTS FUTURE VALUE THIRD WORLD RAW DATA PURCHASING POWER DEMAND FRUIT COUNTRY DUMMIES PRICE RISK RETAIL MARKETS PRICE CHANGES TRAINING MANUAL EXPENDITURES AGRICULTURE PRICE FLUCTUATIONS FOOD SHORTAGE AVERAGE PRICE PRICE INFORMATION SPOT MARKET EGGS MARKET LOCAL CURRENCY RETAIL PRICES FOOD PRICE INSTABILITY RESULT GOVERNMENT POLICIES TRADE SECURITY INTERNATIONAL MARKET PRICE BAND STOCK EXCHANGE BUSINESS FOOD CROPS SHARE FINANCIAL MARKETS BANANAS PERFORMANCE PURCHASING MARKET POWER ADVERSE EFFECT MARKET PLACES RICE MISSING VALUES COMMODITIES ORANGES ARBITRAGE PRICE INDEX FOODS COMMODITY INTERNATIONAL MARKETS PRICES USES MISSING DATA SUGAR STORAGE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/01/25818322/price-seasonality-africa-measurement-extent http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23714

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/01/25818322/price-seasonality-africa-measurement-extent
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23714

Price Seasonality in Africa : Measurement and Extent

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