Selling at the Farmgate or Traveling to Market
利用乌干达的详细调查数据，研究咖啡生产者是选择卖给流动商贩还是直接去市场销售，发现销量大、距离近时更倾向去市场，而富裕农民因时间价值高反而不常去市场，但销量大时仍会去。
Abstract Using detailed survey data from Uganda, this article examines whether coffee producers sell to itinerant traders or directly to markets, where they can get a higher price but must incur a transport cost. We find that selling to the market is more likely when the quantity sold is large and the market is close by. Wealthy farmers are less likely to sell to the market, possibly because the shadow value of their time is higher. But if they have a large quantity of coffee for sale, they are more likely to sell it to the market. They are also more likely to travel to a distant market. These findings are consistent with their better ability to pay for public transportation. We find no evidence that the decision to sell at the farmgate is driven by a self‐control motive.