Based on the model of consumers' variety-seeking behavior introduced by Anderson et al. (1992), this paper derives a hedonic price function for a households' consumption bundle. The price a consumer pays for her consumption bundle reflects the values of the underlying attributes of goods...

Replaced with revised version of paper 07/30/04.

Over the past 25 years, traditional agricultural co-operatives have been challenged by competition from local investor-owned firms and multinational companies, deregulation and globalization of trade, and increased market concentration in suppliers and purchasers. At the same time, co-operatives...

Lilydale Co-operative Ltd was one of Canada’s largest and most geographicallydiversified co-operative poultry processors. In 2005, Lilydale voted to end its 65-year existence as a cooperative and converted to an investor-owned firm (LilydaleInc.). The motivations for Lilydale’s...