The value of price- And quantity-fixing contracts for piglets in Finland

European Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 431-447

  Pietola, Kyösti S ^a   Wang, H Holly ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contracts; Hog industry; Quasi option values; Vertical coordination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034549540     PISSN: 01651587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/erae/27.4.431     Document Type: Article

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