MEASURING OLIGOPSONY POWER - AN APPLICATION TO THE SWEDISH PULP AND PAPER-INDUSTRY

被引:32
作者
BERGMAN, MA
BRANNLUND, R
机构
[1] Department of Economics, University of Umeå, Umeå
关键词
MARKET POWER; GENERALIZED LEONTIEF; PROFIT FUNCTION; PULPWOOD; CONJECTURAL ELASTICITY;
D O I
10.1007/BF01027077
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
An empirical test of oligopsony power is developed, where the conjectural and supply elasticities are estimated simultaneously. A Generalized Leontief profit function is used to represent the production structure. The test is applied to the Swedish pulpwood market. Support is found for the hypothesis that the degree of market power varies over time.
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页码:307 / 321
页数:15
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