- Avoiding Double Marginalisation in Agro-Food
Chains
Paper by Éric Giraud-Héraud, INRA, Grignon and
Laboratoire d' Économétrie, École
Polytechnique, Paris, France, Louis-Georges
Soler, INRA Grignon, France, and Hervé Tanguy,
INRA Grignon and Laboratoire d' Économétrie, École
Polytechnique, Paris, France. European Review of
Agricultural Economics, Vol. 26 (2) (1999) pp.
179-198.
Abstract
This paper proposes a model for vertical
relationships in several agribusiness sectors for
which differences in terms of quality exist in
the end-market. Intermediaries justify their
position on the grounds of their exclusive access
to a market segment (high quality), whereas
producers retain the right to supply the low-quality
market directly. Our model takes into account the
diversity of consumers' tastes, and a possible
extra marketing cost for direct access to the
market by the producer. We demonstrate that when
the producer can commit in advance to supplying
the available capacity in full, then in certain
conditions the efficiency of a vertically
integrated sector can be restored (level of
production and allocation to qualitative segments).
- Contracts, Quality, and
Industrialization in Agriculture: Hypotheses and
Empirical Analysis of the California Winegrape
Industry (pdf)
Paper by Rachael E. Goodhue, Dale M. Heien,
Hyunok Lee and Daniel A. Sumner, revised December
25, 2000.
- Does Quality Justify Scarcity?
Paper by Charles Arnaud, INRA-Ivry, Eric Giraud-Héraud,
INRA-Grignon and Laboratoire d' Économétrie, l'
École Polytechnique, and Joël Mathurin, Ministère
de l' Agriculture, DAFE. École Polytechnique, no.
498, Mai 1999.
Abstract
This paper formalizes the general economic
balance which must be set-up following the
introduction of a quality label or a denomination
of origin in the agricultural sector. We propose
a general model determining the conditions for
which, a decentralized management of supply
maximizes simultaneously the profit of the
producers and the surplus of the consumers. We
conclude this paper by a discussion of the status
of producers' groups and interprofessional
organizations within the Common Organization of
Wine Markets.
- Economic
Impact of Eutypa on the California Wine Grape
Industry (pdf)
Appendix 1
(pdf) Appendix
2 and 3 (pdf)
Draft report by Jerome B. Siebert that estimates
the economic impact of Eutypa which is one of the
most common canker diseases
of grapevines in California. September 15, 2000.
- Economic Impact of Pierce's Disease on
the California Grape Industry
Draft paper by Jerome Siebert,
University of California, Berkeley.
Abstract
This report provides estimates of the economic
impact of Pierce's Disease on the California
grape industry. It is the result of a study
funded by the California Department of Food and
Agriculture (CDFA). The report reviews both the
current situation and provides estimates of
future economic impacts if a new vector, the
Glassy Winged Sharpshooter (GWSS) becomes
established.
- The Economics of Controlling Insect-transmitted
Plant Diseases
Paper by Cheryl Brown, Assistant Professor,
Department of Agriculture, Southeast Missouri
State University, Lori Lynch, Assistant
Professor, Department of Agricultural and
Resource Economics, University of Maryland, and
David Zilberman, Professor, Department of
Agricultural and Resource Economics, University
of California, Berkeley.
- The German Wine Industry:
Ripe for E-Commerce? (pdf)
Paper by Rolf A.E. Müller and Susanne Stricker,
Department of Agricultural Economics, Christian-Albrechts-University,
Kiel, Germany.
- The Outlook for Farm Labor
Paper by Philip Martin, Professor, Department of
Agricultural and Resource Economics, University
of California, Davis.
- Price Formation in the California
Winegrape Economy
Paper by Dale M. Heien, Professor, Department of
Agricultural and Resource Economics, University
of California, Davis.
- Potential Impacts of New Insect Vector
and Bacterial Disease on California Crops
Paper by Lori Lynch, Assistant Professor,
Department of Agricultural and Resource
Economics, University of Maryland, Cheryl Brown,
Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture,
Southeast Missouri State University, and David
Zilberman, Professor, Department of Agricultural
and Resource Economics, University of California,
Berkeley.
- Taxes and Quality: Theoretical Results
from a Market-Level Analysis
Paper by Jennifer S. James, Assistant Professor,
Department of Agricultural Economics,
Pennsylvania State University.
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