Regional production adjustment to import competition: Evidence from the French agro-industry

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1040-1050

  Bagoulla, Corinne ^a   Chevassus Lozza, Emmanuelle ^b   Daniel, Karine ^c   Gaigné, Carl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b LERECO   (France)

^c ESA LARESS   (France)

Author keywords

agrifood industry; location; trade openness

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGROINDUSTRY; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); FOOD INDUSTRY; IMPORT; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; REGIONAL TRADE; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

FRANCE;

EID: 77956598544     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aaq053     Document Type: Article

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