Co-operatives in Oligopolistic Industries: The Western Canadian Fertilizer Industry

Murray Fulton

No 269922, 1987 Annual Meeting, August 2-5, East Lansing, Michigan from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: This paper examines the impact of co-operatives on oligopolistic industries. The theoretical analysis suggests that the existence of a co-operative in the fertilizer industry can improve efficiency. In reality, however, the existing co-operative appears to behave more like a profit maximizing firm, resulting in continued market imperfections.

Keywords: Environmental Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 13
Date: 1987-08-02
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.269922

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