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An Institutional Analysis Of Vertical Coordination Verses Vertical Integration: The Case Of The Us Broiler Industry

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This paper analyzes the situation, structure and performance of broiler production. The inherent interdependence in broiler production is high transactions costs. Two types of transactions costs, asset specificity with uncertainty and high information costs, are identified and explored. The performances of the alternative structures, vertical integration and vertical coordination, are outlined. In broiler production, vertical coordination is preferred by both firms and growers because it minimizes transactions costs. These conclusions are extended to other agricultural commodities, using pork and rice as examples.

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  • Aust, Patricia, 1997. "An Institutional Analysis Of Vertical Coordination Verses Vertical Integration: The Case Of The Us Broiler Industry," Staff Paper Series 11670, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:midasp:11670
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.11670
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    3. Graversen, Jesper T. & Bramsen, Jens-Martin & Lund, Mogens & Sondergaard, Janus, 2004. "Securing Food Quality in the Danish Broiler Supply Chain - an Economic and Organizational Study," 84th Seminar, February 8-11, 2004, Zeist, The Netherlands 24997, European Association of Agricultural Economists.
    4. Unterschultz, James R., 2000. "New Instruments For Co-Ordination And Risk Sharing Within The Canadian Beef Industry," Project Report Series 24046, University of Alberta, Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology.
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