Do producer organizations improve trading practices and negotiation power for dairy farms? Evidence from selected EU countries
利用法国、德国、西班牙和波兰的农户调查数据，分析生产者组织对奶牛场自评的不公平交易行为和谈判能力的影响，发现加入组织虽减少不公平交易报告，却降低了成员的谈判能力，对小农场影响最大。
Abstract This article analyzes the impact of producer organizations (POs) on dairy farmers’ self‐assessed experiences of unfair trading practices (UTPs) and negotiation power. We employ an endogenous switching regression (ESR) model using cross‐sectional survey data collected in four EU countries: France, Germany, Spain, and Poland. The results show rather mixed impacts of PO membership. PO membership reduces the likelihood of farmers reporting UTPs. On the other hand, PO membership is found to reduce the self‐assessed negotiation power of PO members. The estimated impact of PO membership is found to be largest for smaller farms.