Modeling the effects of restricting packer-owned livestock in the U.S. swine industry

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 654-666

  Wohlgenant, Michael K ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative marketing arrangements; Dynamic SUR; Imperfect competition; Mandatory price reporting data; Pork industry; Processor behavior; Vertical integration; Welfare analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ESTIMATION METHOD; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MODELING; PRICE DYNAMICS; VERTICAL INTEGRATION; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

UNITED STATES;

SUIDAE;

EID: 77957666008     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aap035     Document Type: Article

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