Process innovation activity in a mixed oligopoly: the role of cooperatives. From: American Journal of Agricultural Economics | Date: May 1, 2005| Author: Fulton, Murray; Giannakas, Konstantinos | COPYRIGHT 2005 American Agricultural Economics Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

This article develops a sequential game-theoretic model of heterogeneous producers to examine the market and welfare effects of cooperative involvement in process innovation activity in the agricultural sector. The analysis examines an open-membership, input-supplying cooperative (co-op) that maximizes member welfare and finances its innovation activity through retained earnings. Analytical results show that the presence of the co-op can increase the arrival rate of innovations while reduci...

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