Einer der grundlegendsten Ansätze der modernen Industrieökonomik, dasCournot-Modell, geht von Unternehmen aus, die im Wettbewerb Mengen festlegen. Der Preis wirdanschließend von einem Auktionator bestimmt. Im Allgemeinen legen Unternehmen jedoch Preiseund nicht Mengen fest. Das Cournot-Modell...

Estimating farmers' supply responses to changes in framework conditions is important to in-form decision-makers on the expected impacts on production volume as well as the resulting land-use shifts. Existing agricultural supply response models generally require either larger databases with...

Pork production has seen a period of volatility that it has not seen before. Duringthis period, there has been a rise in a number of issues. Pork producers must deal withnarrowing margins, environmental issues, animal welfare issues, integration, andslaughter capacity concerns. These issues have...

Croatian farming systems have become more intensive in recent years. There is some evidence of rising NO3-N-levels in ground water. The aim of the paper is to find possible ways of preventing NO3-levels to rise in Croatian farming systems and their implications from the viewpoint of the manager....