A Model of Spatial Arbitrage with Transport Capacity Constraints and Endogenous Transport Prices

Andrew Coleman

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2009, vol. 91, issue 1, 42-56

Abstract: This article solves a high-frequency model of price arbitrage incorporating storage and trade when the amount of trade is limited by transport capacity constraints. In equilibrium there is considerable variation in transport prices because transport prices rise when the demand to ship goods exceeds the capacity limit. This variation is necessary to attract shipping capacity into the industry. In turn, prices in different locations differ by a time varying amount. Thus while the law of one price holds, it holds because of endogenous variation in transport prices. Copyright 2009, Oxford University Press.

Date: 2009
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