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Consolidation and market power in the U.S. beef processing industry
(2006-07)
Scope and Methods of Study: This study contains two essays. The purpose of the first essay was to separate processors' potential market power from retailers' potential market power. Pricing rules for processors and retailers ...
Spatial Price Transmission, Transaction Costs, and Econometric Modelling and Modelling Salmonella Spread in Broiler Production
(2019-07)
Transaction costs are major determinants of price transmission across space and must be accounted for when modelling price transmission. This article contributes to literature by evaluating the impact of not properly ...
Value of parsimonious nutritional information, consumer-oriented foods cluster, and predicting food price
(2016-12)
This dissertation focuses on three topics that relate to consumer behavior and the food industry. The first chapter investigates consumers' beliefs about the tastiness and healthfulness of 173 food items in a framed field ...
Food Pantry's Contribution Towards Reducing the Needs-Gap
(2019-05-01)
This research estimates the contribution of a local food pantry's food assistance program in helping lower-income households. The assistance provided is measured by the extent to which it closes households' needs-gaps, ...