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Organizational Economics Research in the U.S. Agricultural Sector and the Contracting and Organizations Research Institute

Sykuta, Michael E.; James, Jr., Harvey S. - 2004

to appear in the leading agricultural economics journals. Although the introduction of organizational economic theory has … contracts as data for these studies, a more holistic theory of economic sectors as systems rather than series of discrete blocks … rapidly. In this paper, we argue the importance and value of these features to advance both theory and empirical research, and …

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Organizational Economics in the Food, Agribusiness, and Agricultural Sectors

Cook, Michael L.; Barry, Peter J. - 2004

The past three decades have seen significant advances in the field of organizational economics. By endogenizing "institutions" into their analysis, organization economists have enriched and extended the study of economic behavior. This paper explores the dynamic process of adoption of...

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How does market access for smallholders affect export supply? : the case of tobacco marketing in Malawi

Zant, Wouter - 2016

Transaction costs play a key role in the behaviour of smallholders in developing countries. We investigate smallholder tobacco cultivation in Malawi, Malawi's major export crop, and exploit the introduction of an additional tobacco auction floor to measure the impact of a reduction in...

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Tests for separability and factor market participation in Afghanistan

Ahmadzai, Hayatullah - 2018

Using nationally representative data from repeated cross section surveys conducted in 2011/12, 2013/14, and 2016/17, we test for separability in the household model and analyse household factor market participation in Afghanistan. Estimates of a household labour demand model and tests for...

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Governance and Coordination in Brazilian Beef Alliances : An Analysis Based on Transaction Cost and Relational Approaches

Bau Macedo, Luis Otavio - 2011

The research aimed at finding the link between the governance structures and the coordination in Brazilian beef alliances. The paper provides a review of the literature on the coordination of the Brazilian and International beef agribusiness system that shows the importance of adequate...

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The 'Transaction Cost Approach' and the Performance of the Belgian Dairy Co-Operatives Before 1940

Van der Hallen, Peter - 2009

We see that Belgian industrial dairy production before World War II lagged the developments of other countries in the same region and of the same size such as Denmark and The Netherlands. The share of home production remained remarkably high, while within the industrial segment the number of...

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Liberalisation of network industries : is electricity an exception to the rule?

Coppens, François; Vivet, David - 2004

telecommunications is in line with micro-economic theory, which predicts an increase in efficiency and lower prices when markets are …

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Greasing the wheels of trade

Dalen, Hendrik P. van; Vuuren, Aico van - 2003

How much does a nation spend on resources to 'grease the wheels of trade'? To examine this question the Dutch economy is used as an exemplary case as the Netherlands are known as a nation of traders. This image was derived in the seventeenth century from successes in long distance trade,...

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The economic role of valuers in real property markets

Bartke, Stephan - 2015

Globally, real estate trade is highly regularized. Usually, the market value is not negotiated simply between the seller and potential buyer but based on an assessment performed by a professional valuer, known as a surveyor or appraiser. This paper inquires about the economic role of valuers in...

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Intermediation in foreign trade: when do exporters rely on intermediaries?

Schröder, Philipp J. H.; Trabold, Harald; … - 2003

The paper explores theoretically and empirically why trade intermediaries (TIs) are frequently used as agents for exports to some countries but not to others. We adapt a standard intra-industry trade model with variable export costs (e.g. transport) and fixed export costs (e.g. market access) to...

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