Can oligopsony power be measured? The case of U.S. old newspapers market

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 343-380

  Hervani, Aref A ^a  

^a DALTON STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Buyers and sellers market shares; De inking mills; Factor market; Lerner index; Oligopoly; Oligopsony

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MARKETING; NEWSPRINT; RECYCLING; WASTE PAPER;

OLD NEWSPAPER (ONP); OLIGOPSONY POWER; PRICE-COST MARGIN; RECYCLED-CONTENT NEWSPRINT;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

OLIGOPOLY; RECYCLING; WASTEPAPER;

ARTICLE; COST; MARKET; MATERIALS; PAPER INDUSTRY; PUBLICATION; RECYCLING; UNITED STATES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COST ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; MARKET RESEARCH; NEWSPRINT; ORGANIZATIONS; RECYCLING; WASTE PAPERS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21444455091     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2004.12.003     Document Type: Article

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