Transaction Costs and Market Institutions: Grain Brokers in Ethiopia
Transaction Costs and Market Institutions: Grain Brokers in Ethiopia
Transaction Costs and Market Institutions: Grain Brokers in Ethiopia
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A trader’s participation constra<strong>in</strong>t for us<strong>in</strong>g a broker is that net ga<strong>in</strong>s are higher<br />
b<br />
with a broker than with direct search, such that Π i ≥ Π d i . If the broker is more<br />
efficient <strong>in</strong> search than the trader, γ b > γ i <strong>and</strong> τ b