TESTING FOR NONCOMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR IN THE U.S. FOOD INDUSTRY
Ussif, Al-Amin M.; Lambert, David K.
1998

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Abstract

Market structure is tested in 47 subsectors of the US food industry between 1958-1994. All industries exert market power in at least some of the sample years. Deadweight loss estimates resulting from noncompetitive behavior ranging from over $5 billion in soft drinks to under $1 million in the malt industry.

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Title TESTING FOR NONCOMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR IN THE U.S. FOOD INDUSTRY
Author(s) Ussif, Al-Amin M.
Lambert, David K.
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Issue Date 1998
Publication Type Conference Paper/ Presentation
DOI and Other Identifiers 10.22004/ag.econ.20978
Record Identifier https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20978
PURL Identifier http://purl.umn.edu/20978
Language English
Total Pages 12
Series Statement Selected Paper
Record Appears in Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) > Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Conferences > 1998 Annual meeting, August 2-5, Salt Lake City, UT

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