Discussion Questions: The Coffee Crisis

• Prior to the 2008 crisis and the intervention of the ECX, how had Ethiopia’s coffee auction system operated? Who benefited from this system? Who suffered?
• What key reforms did the ECX introduce to the Ethiopian coffee market?
• What problems did the ECX face upon its expansion into the coffee market?
• What does the coffee market have to do with the ECX’s stated goal of preventing food shortages?