IMPROVING THE IMPACT OF MARKET REFORM
ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN AFRICA:
HOW INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN MAKES A DIFFERENCE*
by
T.S. Jayne, James D. Shaffer,
John M. Staatz, and Thomas Reardon
November 1997
This paper is published by the Department of Agricultural Economics and the Department of
Economics, Michigan State University (MSU). Funding for this research was provided by the Food
Security II Cooperative Agreement (AEP-5459-A-00-2041-00) between Michigan State University
and the United States Agency for International Development, through the Office of Agriculture and
Food Security in the Economic Growth Center of the Global Bureau (G/EG/AFS). Supplemental
funding for this research was also provided to the FS II Cooperative Agreement by the Africa Bureau,
through the Food Security and Productivity Unit of the Sustainable Development Division,
Productive Sector, Growth and Environment (AFR/SD/PSGE/FSP).
T.S. Jayne is a Visiting Associate Professor and John M. Staatz, James D. Shaffer, and Thomas
Reardon are Professors in the Department of Agricultural Economics, MSU.
* An earlier version of this paper was presented by Jayne at the Opening Address of the Third Annual
Conference of the Ethiopian Agricultural Economics Association, October 2, 1997, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia. The authors thank Chris Barrett, Gebremeskel Dessalegn, Aklu Girgre, Jean-Charles
LeVallée, and Asfaw Negassa for comments on an earlier draft of this paper. The authors also thank
Samuel Asuming-Brempong, Gem Argwings-Kodhek, Wilson Nguyo, Youssouf Camara, Bocar
Diagana, and Anwar Naseem, for research assistance.