Challenges to soya export promotion: An institutional analysis of trade policy in Malawi

Noora-Lisa Aberman and Brent Edelman

No 11, MaSSP working papers from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: This study undertakes an institutional analysis of the soya export sector in Malawi to determine the critical institu-tional barriers to engaging in and expanding soya exports. Institutional economics allows for the study of both formal and informal rules, examining the impact of both on transaction costs and resultant actor behavior.

Keywords: transaction costs; exports; commodities; soybeans; trade; Malawi; Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Southern Africa; Eastern Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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