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Miranowski, John A.; Jensen, Helen H.; Batres-Marquez, S. Patricia; Ishdorj, Ariun. |
An important dimension of product differentiation and segregation for specialty crops is the added handling and transaction costs incurred. Some forms of business organization may realize lower costs of providing such services, and if specialty crop production is growing relative to commodity production, these two factors may have implications for industry structure. We use data from an Iowa grain handling survey to test hypotheses developed in the non-empirical transaction-costs literature with respect to organizational and financial governance of cooperatives and private and corporate firms. Preliminary results are discussed with respect to business organizations, added costs, investments, crops, and contracting. |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Contracting; Cooperatives; Corporations; Grain handling; Industry structure; Segregation; Specialty crops; Transaction costs; Crop Production/Industries. |
Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18323 |
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Fulton, Murray E.; Gray, Richard S.. |
Grain transportation is one of the most important economic issues for grain producers in the Northern Plains. The reliance on export markets and the long distances to port position means that transportation costs have a significant effect on the price received by farmers. In the prairie region of Canada, rail transportation is undergoing a major transformation that will affect the competitive positions of agriculture in both the United States and Canada and influence the direction of grain flows between the two countries. Rail rates are no longer legislated although a cap is still in place), restrictions on branch line abandonment have been lifted, and further deregulation of price and car allocation is being considered. Some parties, including the... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Barriers to entry; Competition; Grain handling; Grain transportation; Monopoly; Railroads; Regulation; Public Economics; K2; L1; L9; L5. |
Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29164 |
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