This paper examines the impact of various farm and household characteristics (such as farm size, the off-farm employment status, the farm operator's age and schooling and the number of family members) on the level as well as the dynamics of on-farm diversification. Using linked census data for...

Based upon the structure-conduct-performance-approach the present paper analyses determinants of price-cost-margins over the business cycle for food industries in Germany, the USA as well as the Netherlands. Controlling for market structure variables, cyclical fluctuations in profitability are...

Whereas a large number of empirical studies have been devoted to analysing consumer demand for specific products, much less attention has been paid to the household's demand for product variety (the number of different products consumed in a specific time period). This paper analyses consumer...

Diversifikationsentscheidungen werden aus den verschiedensten Motiven getroffen. In Familienbetrieben, bei denen ein erheblicher Teil des Gesamtvermögens im Betrieb gebunden ist, spielt insbesonders der risikominimierende Aspekt der Produktionsdiversifikation eine zentrale Rolle. Die...