Farmers, Middlemen and Exporters: A Model of Market Power, Pricing and Welfare in a Vertical Supply Chain

被引:7
作者
Bjorvatn, Kjetil [1 ]
Milford, Anna B. [2 ]
Sorgard, Lars [1 ]
机构
[1] NHH Norwegian Sch Econ, Dept Econ, N-5045 Bergen, Norway
[2] Norwegian Agr Econ Res Inst, N-5020 Bergen, Norway
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D O I
10.1111/rode.12121
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
Markets for cash-crops in developing countries are typically characterized by a concentration of buyer power at different levels of the supply chain. For instance, small-scale coffee farmers sell their produce to a middleman, who in turn sells the coffee onward to an exporter, often a foreign multinational, with monopsony power in the hands of the purchasers at both levels. We analyze pricing behavior and welfare with different assumptions regarding market power. In particular, we show that a more powerful exporter is likely to benefit the producers and may even lead to higher welfare for the producer country as a whole.
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页数:14
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