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| Gempesaw, Conrado M., II; Reisner, G.C.; Wobus, P.J.. |
| Previous studies analyzing the U.S. food industry have used national data and/or have focused on a particular sector of the industry. However, regional differences in resource endowments, income opportunities and population distribution imply that the impact of changing economic environment will not be the same for all regions. A farm to retail multiproduct sectoral model for the Northeast food industry is developed and estimated. This regional approach is used to analyze the effects of changes in exogenous variables on the Northeast region's food production and consumption. Empirical results are presented in terms of intrasectoral flexibilities and elasticities. Selected results from other regions are also presented and compared with the Northeast... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization. |
| Ano: 1987 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28983 |
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