Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Economics Research Institute Study Paper

Volume

8

Publisher

Utah State University Department of Economics

Publication Date

2002

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First Page

1

Last Page

36

Abstract

Beef packing has become an extreluely concentrated industry, yet studies have found that little, if any, market power exists. We propose and test alternative measures of behavior that luay better describe how packers control purchases from feedlots, using confidential data collected by the USDA Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Adluinistration.

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