Food markets’ structural empirical analysis: a review of methods and topics

We review the current literature on applied policy analysis and empirical structural food industrial organisation research. Within that context, we provide an overview on the state of research and summarise the core problems researchers face when estimat- ing the demand and structural supply models...

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Published inIDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc
Main Authors Bonnet, Celine, Villas Boas, Sofia B, Trachtman, Carly, Molly Van Dop
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LanguageEnglish
Published St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 01.01.2018
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Summary:We review the current literature on applied policy analysis and empirical structural food industrial organisation research. Within that context, we provide an overview on the state of research and summarise the core problems researchers face when estimat- ing the demand and structural supply models implemented in applied research to date. We focus on important themes, such as providing a better understanding of ver- tical relationships in food markets, price formation, competition issues, environmen- tal and nutritional policies.