Industrial Organization and Trade in the Food Industries

by Sheldon, Ian M.; Abbott, Philip C.

• ISBN13: 9780813387925
• ISBN10: 0813387922
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-11-01
• Publisher: Westview Pr

Author Biography

Ian M. Sheldon is associate professor of agricultural economics at Ohio State University.

Table of Contents

Prefasce	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Referencses	p. 11
International Trade, Market Structure, and Cyclical Fluctuations in U.S. Food Manufacturing	p. 17
Notes	p. 31
References	p. 32
Price Discrimination by U.S. High-Value Food Product Exporters	p. 35
Notses	p. 49
References	p. 49
Imperfect Competition and Exchange Rate Pass-Through in U.S. Wheat Exports	p. 53
References	p. 63
Notses	p. 63
The Political Market for Protection in U.S. Food Manufacturing	p. 65
Notses	p. 73
References	p. 73
The Competitiveness of U.S. Food Exports in the Japanese Market	p. 77
Notses	p. 97
References	p. 97
The Impact of Custa on Canada's Tomato Processing Industry: Tariffs, Technical Regulations, and Industry Bargaining Behavior	p. 99
Notses	p. 117
References	p. 117
Market Liberalization and Productivity Growth: an Empirical Analysis	p. 119
Notses	p. 138
References	p. 139
Detailed Patterns of Intra-Industry Trade in Processed Food	p. 141
Notes	p. 157
References	p. 157
The Determinants of Intra-Firm. International Trade	p. 161
Notses	p. 179
References	p. 180
Investment Foreign Strategies of U.S. Multinational Food Firms	p. 183
References	p. 195
Notses	p. 195
Industrial Determinants of International Trade and Foreign Investment by Food and Beverage Manufacturing Firms	p. 197
References	p. 213
Notes	p. 213
An Empirical Model for Examining Foreign Direct Investment in the Processed Food Industry	p. 217
Referencses	p. 233
Observation Error on the Demand Shifter	p. 234
Changes in Firm Behavior and Alternative Trade Policy Instruments	p. 237
Notes	p. 250
References	p. 251
Optimal Auction Theory and Ec Grain Exports	p. 253
Referencses	p. 272
Welfare Effects of Hfcs Development in the U.S. Sweetener Market	p. 273
Notes	p. 290
References	p. 291
Virtual Decisions Under Imperfect Competition: the International Coffee Agreement	p. 293
Notses	p. 313
References	p. 314
Conclusion	p. 317
References	p. 325
About the Editors and Contributosrs	p. 327
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