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Testing for Market Power in Beef Packing: Where Are We and What's Next?

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  • Hunnicutt, Lynn & Weninger, Quinn, 1999. "Testing for Market Power in Beef Packing: Where Are We and What's Next?," Staff Papers 232538, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.232538
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    2. Jared G. Carlberg & Robert J. Hogan & Clement E. Ward, 2009. "Game theory application to Fed Cattle procurement in an experimental market," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 25(1), pages 56-69.

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