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Provedor de dados: 	31	
País: 	United States	
Título: 	MARKET POWER AND COST-EFFICIENCY EFFECTS OF THE MARKET CONCENTRATION IN THE U.S. NITROGEN FERTILIZER INDUSTRY	
Autores: 	Kim,   C.S.; Hallahan,   Charles B.; Taylor,   Harold; Schluter,   Gerald E.	
Data: 	2002-05-13	
Ano: 	2002	
Palavras-chave: 	Nitrogen fertilizer; Oligopoly; Economies of size; Market power; Cost-efficiency.; Marketing.	
Resumo: 	This article examines the effects of increasing market concentration level in the U.S. nitrogen fertilizer industry.  Results indicate that the costs of market power are greater than the benefits of market concentration, in terms of manufacturing cost efficiency.  To provide a stable nitrogen fertilizer supply at a relatively low price, it may be necessary to control natural gas price and/or reduce new import barriers from Middle East and former member states of the Soviet Union, where low cost gas is produced as a byproduct.    Keywords:  Nitrogen fertilizer, oligopoly, economies of size, market power, cost-efficiency.	
Tipo: 	Conference Paper or Presentation	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	4395

http://purl.umn.edu/19674	
Editor: 	AgEcon Search	
Relação: 	American Agricultural Economics Association&gt;2002 Annual meeting, July 28-31, Long Beach, CA

Selected Paper	
Formato: 	23

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