Information, Direct Access to Farmers, and Rural Market Performance in Central India
研究印度中央邦私人买家采购策略变化的影响，发现2000年10月引入互联网信息亭和仓库后，大豆价格和种植面积显著增加，表明农村农业市场运行改善。
This paper estimates the impact of a change in procurement strategy of a private buyer in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Beginning in October 2000, Internet kiosks and warehouses were established that provide wholesale price information and an alternative marketing channel to soy farmers in the state. Using a new market-level dataset, the estimates suggest a significant increase in soy price after the introduction of kiosks, supporting the predictions of the theoretical model. Moreover, there is a robust increase in area under soy cultivation. The results point toward an improvement in the functioning of rural agricultural markets.