Agricultural Contracting, Competition, and Antitrust

American Journal of Agricultural EconomicsVolume 88, Issue 5 p. 1244-1250 Principal Paper Sessions Agricultural Contracting, Competition, and Antitrust James M. MacDonald, James M. MacDonald Chief of the Agricultural Structure and Productivity Branch Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of AgricultureSearch for more papers by this author James M. MacDonald, James M. MacDonald Chief of the Agricultural Structure and Productivity Branch Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of AgricultureSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 December 2006 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8276.2006.00940.xCitations: 9 He thanks Wade Brorsen, Bill McBride, and Keith Wiebe for comments on earlier drafts. The views expressed herein are his own, and do not reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This article was presented in a principal paper session at the AAEA annual meeting (Long Beach, CA, July 2006). The articles in these sessions are not subjected to the journal's standard refereeing process. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References Buccola, S.T., Y.Fujii, and Y.Xia Size and Productivity in the U.S. Milling and Baking Industries American Journal of Agricultural Economics 82(2000): 865–80 Christie, W.G., and P.H.Schultz Why Do NASDAQ Market Makers Avoid Odd-Eighth Quotes? Journal of Finance 49(2000): 1813–40 Connor, J.M. Global Prosecutions of Modern International Cartels Journal of Industry, Competition, and Trade 4(2004): 239–67 Hoppe, R.A., and D.E.Banker Structural and Financial Characteristics of U.S. Farms: 2006 Family Farm Report 2006 Washington DC U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service forthcoming Agricultural Information Bulletin Hovenkamp, H. The Antitrust Enterprise: Principle and Execution Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2005. Key, N., and W.McBride Production Contracts and Productivity in the U.S. Hog Sector American Journal of Agricultural Economics 85(2003): 121–33 Kwoka, J.E., and L.J.White The Antitrust Revolution: Economics, Competition, and Policy 2004 4th ed. Oxford, UK Oxford University Press Levine, Michael Price Discrimination without Market Power Yale Journal on Regulation 19(2002): 1–36 Love, H.A., and D.M.Burton A Strategic Rationale for Captive Supplies Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 24(1999): 1–18 MacDonald, J.M., and P.Korb Agricultural Contracting Update: Contracts in 2003 2006 USDA Economic Research Service Economic Information Bulletin No. 9 MacDonald, J.M., M.E.Ollinger, K.E.Nelson, and C.R.Handy Consolidation in U. S. Meatpacking 2000 Washington DC U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service Agricultural Economic Report No. 785 MacDonald, J.M., J.Perry, M.Ahearn, D.Banker, W.Chambers, C.Dimitri, N.Key, K.Nelson, and L.Southard Contracts, Markets, and Prices: Organizing the Production and Use of Agricultural Commodities 2004 USDA Economic Research Service Agricultural Economic Report No. 837 Morrison-Paul, C., R.Nehring, and D.Banker Returns to Scale, Efficiency, and Technical Change in U.S. Agriculture: Are Traditional Farms History? Journal of Productivity Analysis 22(2004): 185–205 Mosheim, R. Scale and Structure in the U.S. Dairy Sector: A Shadow Cost Function Approach 2006 Paper presented at the 4th Annual International Industrial Organization Conference Boston Ollinger, M., J.M.MacDonald, and M.Madison Technological Change and Economies of Scale in U.S. Poultry Slaughter American Journal of Agricultural Economics 87(2005): 117–30 Perry, J., J.M.MacDonald, K.Nelson, W.Hahn, C.Arnade, and G.Plato Did the Mandatory Requirement Aid the Market? Impact of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act 2005 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service Electronic Outlook Report LDP-M-135-1 Roberts, M.J., and N.Key Losing Under Contract: Transaction-Cost Externalities and Spot Market Disintegration Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization 2005 3 2 Article 2. http://www.bepress.com/jafio/vol3/iss2/art2 Sutton, J. Technology and Market Structure Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1998. Xia, T., and R.Sexton The Competitive Implications of Top of the Market Pricing and Related Contract-Pricing Clauses American Journal of Agricultural Economics 86(2004): 124–39 Citing Literature Volume88, Issue5December 2006Pages 1244-1250 ReferencesRelatedInformation