Determinants, differentiation, and development of short-term marginal costs in dairy production: An empirical analysis for selected regions of the EU

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 203-220

  Wieck, Christine ^a   Heckelei, Thomas ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dairy production; Marginal cost differentiation; Multi input multi output cost function; Regional aggregate supply curve

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRY FARMING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; MILK PRODUCTION; REGIONAL PATTERN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33847017780     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2007.00199.x     Document Type: Article

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