Efficiency and market power in Greek food industries

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 623-629

  Oustapassidis, K ^a,b   Vlachvei, A ^a   Notta, O ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Greek Antitrust Committee   (Greece)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Food industries; Long run profitability; Market power; Simultaneity

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FOOD INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING; MARKET CONDITIONS;

GREECE;

EID: 0033853768     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0002-9092.00051     Document Type: Article

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