000173882 001__ 173882 000173882 005__ 20250206162715.0 000173882 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.173882 000173882 037__ $$a968-2016-75176 000173882 037__ $$a968-2016-76329 000173882 041__ $$aeng 000173882 245__ $$aExpectations, supply response, and marketing boards: An example from Kenya 000173882 260__ $$c1996-04 000173882 269__ $$a1996-04 000173882 300__ $$a12 000173882 336__ $$aJournal Article 000173882 520__ $$aWhether farmers form price expectations adaptively or in a forward-looking manner has implications for supply response analysis and for the implementation of agricultural policy reform. This paper examines the formation of price expectations by Kenyan export-crop farmers who market their produce through a monopsonistic parastatal. The analysis allows for relaxation of the small-country assumption within a rational expectations framework. Production behavior is consistent with expectations of future prices based on indicators of aggregate supply and of the marketing board's purchasing capacity. The finding that price forecasts may be formed using information other than previous price levels implies that marketing reforms that raise prices may not raise the relevant price expectations. To elicit a positive supply response, market reforms should be sensitive to farmers' interpretation of institutional signals as well as previous prices. 000173882 546__ $$aEnglish 000173882 650__ $$aAgribusiness 000173882 650__ $$aMarketing 000173882 700__ $$aWinter-Nelson, Alex 000173882 773__ $$q21$$o31$$tAgricultural Economics: The Journal of the International Association of Agricultural Economists$$j14$$k01$$dApril 1996 000173882 8564_ $$948214dbb-198c-4983-a098-9a216c7c4ab9$$s1190019$$uhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/173882/files/agec1996v014i001a003.pdf 000173882 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/173882 000173882 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:173882$$pGLOBAL_SET 000173882 912__ $$nSubmitted by Jennifer Nelson (nels7877@umn.edu) on 2014-06-23T17:01:58Z No. of bitstreams: 1 agec1996v014i001a003.pdf: 1190019 bytes, checksum: 61f1189ff420e16ed5dc20e874b18e6e (MD5) 000173882 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2014-06-23T17:01:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 agec1996v014i001a003.pdf: 1190019 bytes, checksum: 61f1189ff420e16ed5dc20e874b18e6e (MD5) Previous issue date: 1996-04 000173882 913__ $$aLicense granted by Jennifer Nelson (nels7877@umn.edu) on 2014-06-23T16:57:41Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (&ldquo;Work&rdquo;). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (&ldquo;University&rdquo;), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000173882 980__ $$a968 000173882 982__ $$gAgricultural Economics: The Journal of the International Association of Agricultural Economists>Volume 14, Issue 1, April 1996