Plausibly Exogenous [825] - Fresh Food (04/22/2022)
LHS Variable
Pricing of fresh food
RHS Variable
Frictions in markets
Source of Exogenous Variation
Policy reform in Turkey concerning the supply chain regulations in the market for fresh fruits and vegetables: starting from January 1st, 2012, a new law is enacted (i) to remove informal intermediaries, (ii) to reduce the farmers’ cost of access to formal intermediaries such as wholesale market places, and (iii) to provide the farmers with the option to directly sell their products to retailers—bypassing the wholesale intermediaries.
- Aysoy, Kirli, and Tumen (2015), “How does a shorter supply chain affect pricing of fresh food? Evidence from a natural experiment”