BACKWARD INTEGRATION BY COOPERATIVES IN IMPERFECTLY COMPETITIVE AGRICULTURAL RAW PRODUCT MARKETS

Authors:
Matthey, Holger
Royer, Jeffrey S.
Type: Conference Paper
Journal title: Selected Paper
Year of publication: 1998
Source: AgEcon
Collected from: AGRIS
Subject:
cooperatives
Description:This paper models backward integration by processing cooperatives into raw product production. Our analysis demonstrates that a cooperative's incentive to acquire raw product production capacity depends on its ability to restrict member production to optimal levels and the relationship between members and nonmembers in the raw product market.
 

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