Appendix 5 Results of unit root tests1 for maize prices spreads among different markets
Spreads |
Level |
First Difference | ||
ADF |
PP |
ADF |
PP | |
Addis - Shashemene |
-3.83a |
-4.54a |
-9.97a |
-13.36a |
Addis - Jimma |
-3.17b |
-4.70a |
-9.48a |
-15.54a |
Mekele - Addis |
-4.56a |
-3.28b |
-7.97a |
-6.32a |
Addis - Bako |
-3.80a |
-3.76a |
-9.66a |
-11.93a |
Dire Dawa - Shashemene |
-4.32a |
-6.45a |
-11.02a |
-18.97a |
Dire Dawa - Addis |
-3.70a |
-5.80a |
-9.90a |
-18.94a |
Dire Dawa - Bako |
-3.05b |
-5.49a |
-9.53a |
-19.59a |
Dire Dawa - Jimma |
-3.43b |
-4.50a |
-9.09a |
-15.06a |
Not 1The unit root tests are conducted for three time periods: period I is from 1986:07 to 1991:03, period II is
from 1991:04 to 1996:06 while the whole series is from 1986:07 to 1996:06.
Note: a, b, and c indicate statistical significance at a probability of less than 1%, 5% and 10% respectively.
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