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Is competition really bad news for cooperatives? Some empirical evidence for Italian producers’ cooperatives

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  • Ornella Maietta
  • Vania Sena

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  • Ornella Maietta & Vania Sena, 2008. "Is competition really bad news for cooperatives? Some empirical evidence for Italian producers’ cooperatives," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 29(3), pages 221-233, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jproda:v:29:y:2008:i:3:p:221-233
    DOI: 10.1007/s11123-008-0100-z
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    Keywords

    Producers’ cooperatives; Technical efficiency; Market share; J5; L2; D4;
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    JEL classification:

    • J5 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining
    • L2 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
    • D4 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design

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