Exports of agricultural commodities to developed countries play a significant role inthe economies of many developing countries. The elimination of import tariffs has the potentialto benefit producers in the developing countries, but estimates of the effect of trade liberalizationtypically...

The deregulation of the German energy sector changes transaction relations, trading processes and contract design. We report on the findings of a field research survey conductet in the deregulated German wholsale trading market between April and June 2000.