Does Vertical Integration Effect Market Power? Evidence from U.S. Food Manufacturing Industries

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Apr 2005 by Bhuyan, Sanjib

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Sanjib Bhuyan is associate professor, Department of Agricultural, Food & Resource Economics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

The author thanks Jebaraj Asirvatham and Dr. Benjamin Onyango for their assistance in data collection and professors Richard Sexton, Azzaddine Azzam, Gary Thompson, Susan Huffman, two anonymous referees, and the editor of this journal for their invaluable comments and insights. The usual disclaimers apply. This manuscript contributes to the NJAES project 02141.