Testing for market power in the Australian grains and oilseeds industries

Agribusiness

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 349-376

  O’Donnell, Christopher J ^a   Griffith, Garry R ^b   Nightingale, John J ^c   Piggott, Roley R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c The Brisbane Institute   (Australia)

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EID: 85014652359     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.20128     Document Type: Article

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