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Dynamic Assessment of Bertrand Oligopsony in the U.S. Cattle Procurement Market

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  • Ji, In Bae
  • Chung, Chanjin

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The new empirical industrial organization approach with the Bertrand model is employed to measure the oligopsony market power in the U.S. cattle procurement market. The assumption of price competition (Bertrand model) based on the nature of cattle production such as cattle cycle and seasonality is used and compared to quantity competition (Cournot model). The empirical results show that the oligopsony market power exists in the U.S. cattle procurement market. The cattle cycle and seasonality affect the oligopsony market power and the cattle cycle causes the change of market power. However, concentration has a negative effect on the oligopsony market power.

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  • Ji, In Bae & Chung, Chanjin, 2011. "Dynamic Assessment of Bertrand Oligopsony in the U.S. Cattle Procurement Market," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103558, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea11:103558
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.103558
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