This paper investigates the link between competitive, well-functioning food markets and consumer welfare. The paper explores two key food markets in Kenya-sugar and maize-and argues that a variety of factors conspire to distort market prices upward. Distortionary factors include import tariff...

This paper investigates the link between competitive, well-functioning food markets and consumer welfare. The paper explores two key food markets in Kenya -- sugar and maize -- and argues that a variety of factors conspire to distort market prices upward. Distortionary factors include import...

This paper investigates the link between competitive, well-functioning food markets and consumer welfare. The paper explores two key food markets in Kenya -- sugar and maize -- and argues that a variety of factors conspire to distort market prices upward. Distortionary factors include import...

This paper investigates the link between competitive, well-functioning food markets and consumer welfare. The paper explores two key food markets in Kenya – sugar and maize – and argues that a variety of factors conspire to distort market prices upwards. Distortionary factors include import...