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Competition and Inclusion: Co-operatives’ Role in the Australian Retail, Care, and Farming Sectors

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  • Filip Premik
  • Paul Thambar
  • Chengsi Wang
  • Frank Yao
  • Dan Yu

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Co-operatives are different from standard profit-maximizing firms. They instead maximize their members’ benefits. In this report, we examine their role across three key sectors in Australia: Retail, Care, and Farming. We lay out new economic theories about this less common type of firm organization. We discuss the implications of the existence and development of co-operatives on entry, competition, inclusion, and consumer welfare. Further discussion is devoted to evaluating policies regarding co-operatives.

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  • Filip Premik & Paul Thambar & Chengsi Wang & Frank Yao & Dan Yu, 2026. "Competition and Inclusion: Co-operatives’ Role in the Australian Retail, Care, and Farming Sectors," Monash Economics Working Papers 2026-02, Monash University, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:mos:moswps:paper_1773636919735_919
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    JEL classification:

    • L31 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Nonprofit Institutions; NGOs; Social Entrepreneurship
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
    • D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory

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