2023
DOI: 10.1002/agr.21818
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Effects of electronic markets on prices, spikes in prices, and price dispersion: A case study of the tea market in India

Abstract: Buyers and sellers in developing countries are often restricted from accessing distant markets by asymmetric price information and costly searches. Electronic marketplaces can reduce transaction costs and improve market performance. This study uses monthly panel data from 2000 to 2017 and applies a fixed effects approach using Driscoll and Kraay standard errors to address spatial and temporal correlations to provide empirical evidence on the effects of electronic markets on prices, spikes in prices, and price … Show more

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“…Although average producer prices did not increase as a result, mobile phone coverage reduced the intraannual price variation for cowpeas. Moreover, Rajkhowa and Kornher (2023) find that the introduction of electronic tea markets in India initially led to an increase in price variability among different markets. Nonetheless, as market friction decreased over time, this price variability subsequently decreased.…”
Section: Conc Ep T Ua L F R a M Ewor Kmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although average producer prices did not increase as a result, mobile phone coverage reduced the intraannual price variation for cowpeas. Moreover, Rajkhowa and Kornher (2023) find that the introduction of electronic tea markets in India initially led to an increase in price variability among different markets. Nonetheless, as market friction decreased over time, this price variability subsequently decreased.…”
Section: Conc Ep T Ua L F R a M Ewor Kmentioning
confidence: 99%