Scale effects and mark-ups in the US food and fibre industries: Capital investment and import penetration impacts

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 64-82

  Morrison Paul, Catherine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD INDUSTRY; IMPORT; INVESTMENT; SCALE EFFECT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032897337     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.1999.tb00795.x     Document Type: Article

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