OPPOSITION TO CONTRACT PRODUCTION: SELF-SELECTION, STATUS, AND STRANDED ASSETS

Production contract tournaments induce self-selection among producers. Self-selection for pork differs from broiler production resulting in a predictably different political response by incumbent producers to contract innovation. The higher capital and status of incumbent pork producers than poultry producers account for much of the difference.

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Year of publication:	1998
Authors:	Skully, David W.
Institutions:	Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA
Subject:	Industrial Organization \| Labor and Human Capital \| Livestock Production/Industries \| J41 Contracts \| Specific Human Capital \| J43 Agricultural Labor Markets \| L22 Firm Organization \| Markets vs. Hierarchies

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Series:	1998 Annual meeting, August 2-5, Salt Lake City, UT.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 1998 Annual meeting, August 2-5, Salt Lake City, UT Number 21012
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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