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The dynamics of retail oligopoly
Beresteanu, A.; Ellickson, Paul - 2005
This paper examines competition between supermarket chains using a dynamicmodel of strategic investment. Employing a unique eleven year panel dataset of storelevel observations that includes every supermarket operating in the United States, wepropose and estimate a fully dynamic model of chain...
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FIRMS’ RESPONSES TO NUTRITIONAL POLICIES
Duvaleix-Treguer, S.; Hammoudi, H.; Rouached, L.; … - 2010
The aim of this paper is to examine the effects of nutritional policies on the behavior of firms, particularly in terms of food quality and prices, and to assess the potential impacts of such policies from a public health point of view. We determine how new products that are nutritionally...
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Quality Standards in Children's Programming: An Independent Observation of Industry Claims
Alexander, Alison; Hoerrner, Keisha; Benjamin, Louise; … - 2002
There is no standard definition for "quality children's programming" currently. This study sought to build from the work of Alexander, Hoerrner, and Duke (1998) and others in constructing a standardized definition. The Alexander et al. study defined the television industry's definition of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009459101
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PANORAMA DO AGRONEGÓCIO DE FLORES E PLANTAS ORNAMENTAIS NO BRASIL
Franca, Carlos Alberto Machado De; Maia, Moacyr Boris … - 2008
. --------------------------------------------The present article, on a bibliographical search basis, traces an ornamental flowers agribusiness panorama in Brazil. It …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442609
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Título: Quebra dos Contratos de Soja Verde
Rezende, Christiane Leles; Zylbersztajn, Decio - 2008
soybean agribusiness complex in Brazil took place, in part, as aconsequence of credit alternative forms, such as the soybean …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442780
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O SETOR FERROVIÁRIO SOB A PERSPECTIVA DA ECONOMIA DOS CUSTOS DE TRANSAÇÃO: A EXPERIÊNCIA DO TRANSPORTE DE ALGUMAS COMMODITIES DO AGRONEGÓCIO
Ojima, Andrea Leda Ramos De Oliveira; Comitre, Valeria - 2008
As transformações ocorridas após a privatização do setor ferroviário, aliada a criação da agência reguladora (Agência Nacional de Transportes Terrestre - ANTT), fizeram com que a estrutura de governança desse setor fosse alterada. A nova forma de coordenação em que as ferrovias...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443152
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IMPACTOS DA ESTABILIZAÇÃO MONETÁRIA E DA ESTRATÉGIA COMPETITIVA DA INDÚSTRIA, SOBRE O CONSUMO DE CAFÉ TORRADO NO BRASIL
Carvalho de Mesquita, Jose Marcos; Lara, Jose Edson; … - 2010
The main purpose of this research is to evaluate the influence of two distinct programs over the coffee consumption in Brazil. Thefirst one is the implementation of “Plano Real” and it’s consequences in terms of monetary stabilization and income growing. Thesecond refers to a program that...
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AGRIBUSINESS TRADE CREDIT -- A PARADOX
Gustafson, Cole R. - 2004
This article utilizes the Survey of Small Business Finances to compare and contrast trade credit practices of rural small business firms. The results show that these firms borrow money and then re-lend it to others in the form of trade credit. There is a strong direct relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444002
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AGRONEGÓCIO E INVESTIMENTO DIRETO ESTRANGEIRO: UMA ANÁLISE DO IMPACTO SOBRE AS EXPORTAÇÕES BRASILEIRAS
Coelho, Alexandre Braganca; Fernandes, Elaine Aparecida; … - 2008
. -------------------------------------------------Agribusiness has been generating huge trade surpluses in the last few years. These surpluses were crucial because they compensated … the incoming of FDI caused an increase on agribusiness exports. The methodology was multivariate discriminant analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445225
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Outsourcing in the agribusiness management
Aguilar Valdes, Alfredo; Lopez Castillo, Vicente; … - 2011
is a tendency towardsoptimization. Agribusiness is part of this new tendency. “Tercerización” is more known for … agribusiness corporations,however during research, it was determined that other companies, such as accounting offices …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446179