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| Jasjko, Danute; Hartmann, Monika; Kopsidis, Michael; Miglavs, Andris; Wandel, Jurgen. |
| The food industry is one of the most important sectors in the Latvian economy. However, due to its close links to agriculture, the structural crisis in the processing sector is the main obstacle to increasing output, productivity and profitability in the entire agricultural sector. Based on the structure-conduct-performance framework developed by the economic theory of industrial organisation, the objective of the present discussion paper is to identify those economic conditions that are giving rise to the low degree of competitiveness in Latvia's food industry. For this purpose, the paper analyses the impact of the macroeconomic environment, the change in demand and input supply conditions, and the privatisation process on the development of the food... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization. |
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14938 |
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| Jasjko, Danute; Hartmann, Monika; Miglavs, Andris; Wandel, Jurgen. |
| Based on the analytical framework of the structure-conduct-performance paradigm of the theory of industrial organisation, the paper analyses those economic conditions that determine the degree of competitiveness in the Latvian dairy and milling industry. The analysis is based on information from milk and grain processing enterprises acquired through a survey carried out at the beginning of 1998. It is shown that the development of market conditions and market behaviour in the sectors examined has in general progressed. Privatisation in both sectors has been completed. While in the dairy sector the majority of processing enterprises were privatised as co-operatives, in the milling industry all enterprises have become closed joint-stock companies. Since the... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14890 |
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