Search cost and rural producers' trading choice between middlemen and consumers in Bangladesh

Shyamal K. Chowdhury*

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Abstract

This paper assesses the impact of search cost - as proxied by the cost of access to telephones - on small-scale producers' choice between trading with middlemen and trading directly with consumers. The empirical findings suggest that search cost plays a significant role in this choice and that a reduction in search cost increases the likelihood of trading with consumers. This result has important implications related to the provision of public telephones in rural areas of developing countries.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)522-541
Number of pages20
JournalJournal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics
Volume160
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2004
Externally publishedYes

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