VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND TRADE POLICY: THE CASE OF SUGAR

The degree of vertical integration in the U.S. sugar industry between raw sugar processing and sugar refining cannot be explained using theories of vertical integration based on transaction costs (e.g. Williamson). We graphically decompose the economic rents accruing to each level in the marketing channel. Different strategies of several major sugar producing, processing and refining entities with regard to sugar quota policy are explored.

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Year of publication:	2000
Authors:	Moss, Charles B. ; Schmitz, Andrew
Institutions:	Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA
Subject:	Agribusiness \| Industrial Organization

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2000 Annual meeting, July 30-August 2, Tampa, FL.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2000 Annual meeting, July 30-August 2, Tampa, FL Number 21754
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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