Retailer concentration and product innovation in food manufacturing

European Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 219-244

  Weiss, Christoph R ^a   Wittkopp, Antje ^b  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Food manufacturing; Product innovation; Retailer market power

Indexed keywords

EID: 26644440699     PISSN: 01651587     EISSN: 14643618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurrag/jbi022     Document Type: Review

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