Three qualitative attribute models were applied to data from a 1997 Japanese consumer survey conducted for milk, domestic cheese, and imported cheese consumption. The three models estimated were neural networks, Quantification Theory Type II and probit models. The neural network model had the...

This article identifies consumer characteristics associated with preferences toward milk products. Using Japanese consumer data and Quantification Theory Type III, consumer' milk and other beverage preferences are quantified. The results indicate that men, middle-aged people, and people with no...

This article addresses three issues related to Japanese dairy demand analysis. First, an econometric fluid milk demand model is estimated using store-level daily scanner data to determine whether the own-price elasticities are significantly different from previous estimates based on aggregate...

The objective of this paper is to present a comprehensive, multi-regional trade model which includes all types of state trading enterprises (STEs) as well as other domestic and trade policies. The model is applied to measure the effects of STEs on the world wheat sector, where exports and...

Traditional spatial equilibrium models have assumed that markets are either perfectly competitive or monopolistic. In this paper, a generalized spatial equilibrium model is developed which allows for any degree of market conduct from perfect competition to monopoly. The model incorporates a...