This paper pays attention to the Spanish fresh meat market, by analysing how the different stages of the market chain interact and so, investigating the presence of market power. In this paper, we use weekly data for the period 2005-2007, to examine the presence of market power in the meat...

Spain is one of the largest seafood markets in Europe and the world. Seafood consumption has traditionally been very high in Spain; in 2005, for instance, around 36.7 kg per capita were consumed (MAPA, several years). However, little attention has been paid to the market and how the different...

This paper stresses the importance of considering an appropriate aggregation level for databases and demand analyses, as an inappropriate level may lead to biased estimates. This is illustrated by an analysis of different fresh hake products from Mercabarna, Barcelonas wholesale market. The...