This research investigates the impact of reporting different kinds of trade information to buyers and sellers in laboratory markets, for which exchange is made through bilateral bargaining. Results suggest that public information may improve the bargaining position of buyers relative to sellers...

The evolution of vertical coordination systems and pricing mechanisms in the Russian food system are summarized. The activities in the stages of the food vertical chain during the command economy period were coordinated administratively similar to an integrated firm. Coordination in the food...

As policy makers strive to maintain competitiveness in agricultural markets, the impacts of altering market information sets must be evaluated. An experiment was designed to assess the price and production impacts of forward contract information. Results suggest that this information reduced...

Specific information is lacking on the nature of problems and barriers that cause difficulty or prevent small food and kindred products processors from expanding. The objective of this article is to provide an analysis of the specific problems and barriers encountered by small food and kindred...

The potential of marketing a branded, low fat, fresh beef product was studied. Consumers were receptive to the test product and were willing to compromise on taste for a product that was perceived to be healthier. Opportunities appear to exist for a range of beef products targeted at selective...

Business researchers have long argued that a gap exists between the management assistance needs of small businesses and the information and services being provided. Management of small businesses in the food and kindred products industry in Wyoming were surveyed to identify impediments of...

Agricultural land is being converted into rural residences at historic rates. Landholders and residents of amenity rich Sublette County, Wyoming were surveyed concerning preferences for land use controls. Logit models are estimated for policy approval. Private choice variables rather than public...

Agricultural land is being converted into rural residences at an unprecedented rate in the Inter-mountain West. Survey data have been collected for Sublette County, Wyoming concerning preferences for private land use and land use control. Selected land use controls include zoning, purchase of...

Laboratory experimental methods are used to investigate the impacts of supply and/or demand risks on prices, quantities traded, and earnings within forward and spot market institutions. Random demand and/or supply shifts can be as much as 25 percent of the expected equilibrium outcome....