Welfare effects of technological convergence in processed food industries

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 447-462

  Ruan, Jun ^a   Gopinath, Munisamy ^a   Buccola, Steven ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Processed food industries; Productivity growth; Technological convergence; Welfare

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; CONVERGENCE; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FOOD INDUSTRY; INCOME; MODELING; MONOPOLY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TERMS OF TRADE; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 42149125513     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2007.01063.x     Document Type: Article

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