@article{Chavas:201527, recid = {201527}, author = {Chavas, Jean-Paul}, title = {On Storage Behavior Under Imperfect Competition}, address = {2006-10}, number = {1803-2016-142525}, series = {FSWP}, pages = {29}, year = {2006}, abstract = {This paper investigates the economic implications of storage behavior under imperfect competition. It evaluates the economic dynamics implied by a storage firm under alternative market structures. This includes perfect competition as well as imperfect competition under Cournot behavior. The conceptual analysis is used to specify and estimate a model of storage behavior, with an econometric application to the US American cheese market. The empirical results provide statistical evidence of non-competitive storage behavior. They show that the exercise of market power contributes to reduced stock fluctuations and increased price instability in the US cheese market.}, url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/201527}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.201527}, }