Growth dynamics of dairy processing firms in the European Union

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 285-291

  Gardebroek, Cornelis ^a   Turi, Kedir N ^b   Wijnands, Jo H M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic panel data; EU dairy processing industry; Firm growth

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; EUROPEAN UNION; FIRM SIZE; FOOD INDUSTRY; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; MARKET TRANSITION;

EID: 77952684536     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2010.00447.x     Document Type: Article

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