raises the quality of final goods by improving matching of firms. The quality upgrading is decomposed as the short run effect …This paper analyzes trade between firms that are heterogeneous in product quality in a simple general equilibrium model … of a reduction in the quality gap among parts and components and the long run effect of intensified competition among …

This paper analyzes the challenges and opportunities for agricultural marketing cooperatives in value-added, quality …-differentiated markets. Product quality in all of its dimensions is critical in modern food markets, but various traditional cooperative … business practices are not conducive to success in meeting consumers’ demands for quality. We discuss and evaluate these …

Quality is defined as being skewed when the marginal rate of substitution (MRS) between quantity and quality differs … from the marginal rate of transformation (MRT). This definition is used to assess the balance of quality and quantity in … quantity and quality. A variety’s decisive customers face a binding self-selection or participation constraint. Skewing of a …