Markets Cointegration and Competitiveness

Very recently cointegration analysis is used as important method for markets performance analysis. The level of integration of markets is crucial determinant for price policy in countries. Export performance of product can be studied through the competitiveness of that product utilizing different methods. This book, adopt the most recently methods to study the Sudanese domestic live sheep markets and live sheep and mutton export performance. Thus, the main objective of this work is to study the factors behind the unsatisfactory performance of Sudanese live sheep, domestic marketing system, export trade performance of live sheep and mutton, and the associated costs, prices and margins. The book gives the reader full information about theories and practices; how to use models and methods of coinegration, the Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM), the cost-benefit analysis and the market share to study markets and export performance.

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Abdel Gabbar Mohammed Abdalla. Born in Eddain, Southern Darfur, Sudan. PhD. in Agricultural Marketing, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Khartoum 2007. Current position: National Cooperative Corporation; Planning, Studies and Research office director, Khartoum North, Sudan.