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Analyzing the pricing efficiency in spatial markets: Concept and application
Administrative Staff College of India Hyderabad, India
Purdue University Indiana, U.S.A.
Received February 1, 1982; final version received August 1, 1982
Summary
In this paper a technique is suggested for analyzing the price relationships between regional markets which avoids the ambiguity of the correlation coefficient. The method is based on Fama's concept of pricing efficiency and consists of tests included under the heading Granger Causality. The method is applied to price series from three regional markets for slaughter hogs in West Germany. The paper concludes with an evaluation of the suggested method.