Effects of milk marketing order regulation on the share of fluid-grade milk in the United States

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 839-851

  Balagtas, Joseph V ^a   Smith, Aaron ^b,d   Sumner, Daniel A ^b,c,d  

^a Purdue University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of California Agricultural Issues Center   (United States)

^d Giannini Foundation

Author keywords

Error correction model; Excess quality; Price regulation; Rent dissipation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; ERROR CORRECTION; FOOD QUALITY; MARKETING; MILK; MODELING; PRICING POLICY; STANDARD (REGULATION);

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848842770     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2007.01010.x     Document Type: Article

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