Formation of the Commercial Margins for Fresh Foods in Spain, 2001–2008

Javier Oubiña (), Jaime Romero and María Jesús Yagüe
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Javier Oubiña: Autónoma University of Madrid
Jaime Romero: Autónoma University of Madrid
María Jesús Yagüe: Autónoma University of Madrid

A chapter in European Retail Research, 2009, pp 107-126 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This paper is an empirical study of the formation of commercial margins in the distribution channels of fresh food products in Spain. Specifically, it employs a dynamic model to identify and measure the effect of commercial margins on the evolution of two key variables for the distribution channels analyzed: the fluctuations of prices at origin and the variations in final demand. The paper then studies the impact of the degree of uncertainty relative to the behaviour of prices at origin and at destination on the level of commercial margins for the channel. To perform this study, we used monthly data from the period January 2001 to December 2008 for twenty-seven fresh food products belonging to the categories of meat and eggs, fish and seafood, and fruits and vegetables.

Keywords: Commercial Margins; Demand and Price Fluctuation; Fresh Food (JEL L810; E390; Q130) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-8349-6344-4_6

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