Appendix 7 Results of Unit root tests for white wheat prices spreads among different markets
Spread |
Level |
First Differences | ||
ADF |
PP |
ADF |
PP | |
Dire Dawa - Addis |
-3.92a |
-5.10a |
-10.85a |
-15.65a |
Mekele - Addis |
-1.48 |
-1.46 |
-5.75a |
-7.39a |
Dire Dawa - Hosaenna |
-2.77c |
-3.21b |
-10.39a |
-12.89a |
Mekele - Hosaenna |
-1.80 |
-1.59 |
-7.30a |
-7.73a |
Addis - Hosaenna |
-2.89c_________ |
-2.77c |
-6.62a |
-8.47a________ |
Note 1The unit root tests are conducted for three time periods: period I is from 1987:07 to 1991:03, period II is
from 1991:04 to 1996:06 while the whole series is from 1987:07 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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