Vertical Relationships and Coordination in the Food System

New analysis and empirical evidence on several topics such as the determinants of shape and nature of the vertical relationships in the food system, the determinants of vertical co-ordination and competition, types and mechanisms of co-ordination as well as the consequences for competitiveness, consumer welfare and policy implications are provided. The focus is on vertical issues at different stages of the food chain with a particular emphasis on the increasing role played by retailers in shaping the vertical relationships in the food system through the development of food supply-chain management.

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G. Galizzi, L. Venturini: Introduction.- The Economics of Vertical Coordination: A.M. Azzam, E. Pagoulatos: Vertical Relationships; A. Boon: Capabilities, Transaction Costs, and Vertical Coordination in the Food System; R.W. Cotterill: The Economics of Private Label Pricing and Channel Coordination; G. Galizzi, L. Venturini: Towards a Theory of Successful Vertical Cooperation in the Food System; R.E. Goodhue, G.C. Rausser: Value Differentiation in Agriculture: Driving Forces and Complementarities; S.F. Hamilton, K. Stiegert: Backward Linkages and Strategic Firm Behavior: An Application to International Trade; E.W. Kuiper, M.T.G. Meulenberg: A Structural Vector Error-Correction Model of Price Time Series to Detect Bottleneck Stages within a Marketing Channel; J. Marttila: The Effect of Economic Integration in Oligopolistic Markets; F. Nicolas: Globalization's Consequences for Vertical Coordination and Competition in the Food System; I.M. Sheldon, D.H. Pick, S. McCorriston: Export Subsidies in a Vertically-Interrelated Marketing System: The Case of Durum Wheat and Pasta.- Contractual Relationships and Mechanisms of Coordination: W.J.J. Bijman, R.J.M. van Tulder: Internationalisation and Vertical Relationships in the Dutch Agrifood Sector; M.L. Cloutier, S.T. Sonka, R.E. Westgren: The Economics of Learning-Based Strategies and Structural Changes in the UK Pork Chain: A System Dynamics Perspective; J.M. Connor: Couponing as a Horizontal and Vertical Strategy: Theory and Effects; K. Drescher, O. Maurer: Motives, Consequences and Determinants of Vertical Contractual Relations in Agriculture: Some Results of an Empirical Investigation in Germany; C. Eilers, C.H. Hanf: Contracts Between Farmers and Farmers' Processing Co-operatives: A Principal-Agent Approach for the Potato Starch Industry; J. Gilpin, W. Bruce Traill: Manufacturer Strategies in the European Food Industry; R. Green, M.T. de Noronha, B. Schaller: Supermarkets and Co-ordination Forms in the Food Sector; I. Gribbhom, R.W. Kühl: Effects of Contractual Terms on the Balance of Risk; S. Henson, J. Northen: The Role of Quality Assurance in Food Retailer-Manufacturer Relations: The Case of Food Safety Controls in the Supply of Retailer Own-branded Products in the UK; C. Lanciotti: Supply Chain Integration, Category Management and the Italian Food Retail Sector; S. Monier-Dilhan, H. Ossard, E. Sadoulet: Farmer's Choice about Market and Contract with Price Risk; G. Moschini, H. Lapan: Intellectual Property Rights and the Welfare Effects of Agricultural R&D; J. Nefussi, J. Priolon: Coordination without Vertical Integration: The Case of the French Food System; B. Senauer, J. Kinsey: The Efficient Consumer Response Initiative: Implictions for Vertical Relationships throughout the US Food System; G.W. Ziggers: Vertical Coordination in Agribusiness and Food Industry: The Challenge of Developing Successful Partnerships.- Case Studies: G. Belletti, A. Marescotti: Coordination Mechanisms in the Agro-Industrial System: The Case of High-Oleic Sunflower; Z. Bouamra, V. Rèquillart: Public Intervention in Vertically Related Markets with an Application to Dairy Policy; C. Gabriele: Vertical Co-ordination and Competitiveness: The Case of High Quality and Aged Foods; R.P.M. De Graaf, J.J. De Vlieger: Vertical Coordination in the Dutch Livestock Industry: Determinants, Developments and Performance; F. Declerck, O. Fourcadet, H. Faucher: Forward Contract Versus Spot Market: The Case of the French Beef Chain; A. Glandieres, B. Sylvander: Specific Quality and Evolution of Market