Does Comparative Advantage Matter in Farm Household Market Participation? Evidence from Smallholders in Burkina Faso

• Nikiema Apollinaire R.

  The University of Tokyo

• Sakurai Takeshi

  The University of Tokyo

Abstract

Smallholders’ market participation decision is shaped by the transaction costs they face as well as their shadow prices. These shadow prices vary across farmers depending on the comparative advantage. In this study, we test the hypothesis that farmers enter the crop market according to their comparative advantage. The results suggest that crop net selling is associated with farmer’s comparative advantage, regardless of the market access factors. This implies that conclusions drawn from single crop case studies should be taken with caution, since farmers may participate in a competing crop market as net sellers based on their comparative advantage.

Journal

• Japanese Journal of Agricultural Economics

  Japanese Journal of Agricultural Economics 23 (0), 101-106, 2021-03-31

  The Agricultural Economics Society of Japan

Keywords

• market participation
• comparative advantage
• double hurdle

Details

• CRID: 1390288092992192128
• NII Article ID: 130008041635
• NII Book ID: AA12792455
• ISSN: 24326909
• ISSN: 24322385
• DOI: 10.18480/jjae.23.0_101
• NDL BIB ID: 031373926
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I031373926
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjae/23/0/23_101/_pdf
• Text Lang: en
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