Appendix 4 Results of unit root tests for different prices series1
Grain |
Market |
Level |
First Differences | ||
ADF |
PP |
ADF |
PP | ||
Maize |
Bako |
-2.21 |
-2.16 |
-7.06a |
-9.23a |
Addis Ababa |
-2.82c |
-2.84c |
-8.57a |
-10.89a | |
Dire Dawa |
-2.34 |
-3.28b |
-9.10a |
-16.08a | |
Jimma |
-2.55 |
-2.81c |
-7.62a |
10.50a | |
Shashemene |
-2.44 |
-2.41 |
-11.16a |
11.71a | |
Mekele |
-4.28a |
-3.35b |
-7.90a |
-6.92a | |
White Teff |
Bako |
-2.84c |
-2.53 |
-8.31a |
-10.37a |
Addis Ababa |
-2.60b |
-2.67c |
-7.23a |
-10.02a | |
Dire Dawa |
-3.19b |
-3.67a |
-9.90a |
-15.05a | |
Hosaenna |
-2.37 |
-2.71c |
-7.79a |
-13.43a | |
Bahir Dar |
-1.64 |
-1.78 |
-7.25a |
-11.64a | |
Mekele |
-1.68 |
-1.30 |
-5.65a |
-5.85a | |
White Wheat |
Addis Ababa |
-3.41b |
-3.30b |
11.64a |
-10.11a |
Dire Dawa |
-3.24b |
-4.27a |
-10.79a |
-15.61a | |
Hosaenna |
-2.33 |
-2.00 |
-7.36a |
-8.96a | |
Mekele |
-1.62 |
-1.70 |
-6.19a |
-7.19a |
1The unit root tests are conducted for the period 1986:07 to 1996:06 for maize and from 1987:07 to 1996:06 for
teff and white wheat.
white
Note: a, b, and c indicate statistical significance at a probability of less than 1%, 5% and 10% respectively.
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