Why Don't Small-Scale Producers Supply French Bean Export Markets in Kenya?

In this dissertation, I explore some of the issues which could explain why small-scale producers do not supply French bean export markets in Kenya. The main result from these essays is that Kenya's French bean market has structural features - including imperfect contract enforcement, partner search frictions, and limited persistent benefits from contracting - which may help deter small-scale producers from participating in the market.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Agricultural Economics

Year

2015

Author dc:creator

• Rosch, Stephanie

Contributors dc:contributor

• Steven Y Wu
• Paul Preckel
• Kathy Baylis
• Steven Martin
• Cathy Zhang

• applied contract theory
• applied search theory
• international development

Repository record dc:identifier

https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1315

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:docs.lib.purdue.edu:open_access_dissertations-2531