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Stochastic Frontier Estimation of Market Power in the Food Industries

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  • Rigoberto A. Lopez
  • Xi He
  • Azzeddine Azzam

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We use a modified version of the stochastic frontier model to estimate oligopoly markups above the perfectly competitive frontier, separating out deterministic markups from purely stochastic markups. Using data from 42 US food processing industries between 1990 and 2010, empirical results indicate a widespread incidence of oligopoly power, with Lerner indexes averaging approximately 21%. Further, the estimated markups increase with industrial concentration but decrease with price elasticities and imports. Finally, the estimated Lerner indexes are in the range of previous food industry estimates using New Empirical Industrial Organization (NEIO) models.

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  • Rigoberto A. Lopez & Xi He & Azzeddine Azzam, 2018. "Stochastic Frontier Estimation of Market Power in the Food Industries," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 69(1), pages 3-17, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jageco:v:69:y:2018:i:1:p:3-17
    DOI: 10.1111/1477-9552.12219
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    1. Koppenberg, Maximilian & Hirsch, Stefan, 2020. "Comparing methods for markup estimation with an application to EU food retailing," 2020 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, Kansas City, Missouri 304272, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    2. Dimitrios Panagiotou & Athanassios Stavrakoudis, 2020. "A Stochastic Frontier Analysis Approach for Estimating Market Power in the Major US Meat Export Markets," Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, Springer, vol. 20(3), pages 569-586, September.
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    8. Daniele Curzi & Maria Garrone & Alessandro Olper, 2021. "Import Competition and Firm Markups in the Food Industry," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 103(4), pages 1433-1453, August.
    9. Lopez, Rigoberto A., 2022. "The Dimensions of Productivity Change in the U.S. Food Manufacturing Industries," 2023 Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting, January 6-8, 2023, New Orleans, Louisiana 316831, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    10. Jordi Jaumandreu & Rigoberto Lopez, 2024. "Markups in US food manufacturing accounting for non‐neutral productivity," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 75(2), pages 573-591, June.
    11. Mydland, Ørjan & Størdal, Ståle & Kumbhakar, Subal C. & Lien, Gudbrand, 2022. "Modeling markups and its determinants: The case of Norwegian industries and regions," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 252-262.
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