Economic Development and Channel Structure: A Multinational Study

Scholars have often conceptualized a relationship between economic development and channel structure, but the few empirical investigations have been severely limited in scope. This study conceptualizes a multidimensional relationship in terms of eight domains of development and three elements of channel structure. An empirical test of the conceptualization used secondary data on economic development and primary data on the structure of the channel for cereal grains from 53 countries. Based on 17 measures of development, the findings indicate all eight domains are related to at least one of these elements of channel structure: wholesaler size, retailer size, or channel length.

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