Energy price reform and food markets: The case of bread supply chain in Iran

Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 169-179

  Mosavi, Seyed Habibollah ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bread; Compensation payment; Energy price reform; Iran; Spatial supply chain model; Variational inequality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; COMPENSATION SYSTEM; ECONOMIC REFORM; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOOD MARKET; PRICE DYNAMICS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

IRAN;

EID: 84959899484     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/agec.12192     Document Type: Article

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