Why should imperfect competition matter to agricultural economists?
认为农业经济学家应更多关注不完全竞争，因为欧洲食品市场具有寡头垄断特征，尤其是零售商的议价能力日益增强，这对应用政策分析有广泛影响。
In this paper it is argued that imperfect competition should be given more attention by agricultural economists as the characteristics of food markets in Europe (and elsewhere) suggest that these markets are more typically oligopolistic. Particularly important in this regard is the growing market power of food retailers in many European countries. The analysis of imperfect competition should not be confined to those solely interested in competition policy issues but should also be the concern of economists who undertake applied policy analysis more generally. Copyright 2002, Oxford University Press.