Add to ORKGIn this paper, we show formally that cooperatives can possess an informational- and hence cost- advantage compared to For Pro\u85t Firms. This advantage is directly linked to the goal alignment between the cooperative and its members, and is inuenced by the extent of income redistribution between members. Hence the standard practice of modeling the cooperative and the FPF as having identical cost structures appears to be theoretically unsound
The concept of economies of size is crucial for the analysis of price and output equilibria for a ma...
This paper aims at understanding whether producer cooperatives are efficient organisational forms, t...
To the best of our knowledge, one or more authors of this paper were federal employees when contribu...
In this paper, we show formally that cooperatives can possess an informational - and hence cost - ad...
As an organizational type, cooperatives are in general not the dominant form of enterprise. Neverthe...
Cooperative organizations are an important legal form of organization in many European countries. Th...
textabstractA cooperative is a firm collectively owned by many independent input suppliers or buyers...
We consider how to organize the processing and marketing of an agricultural product when farming cos...
This paper examines marketing cooperatives’ (MCs’) structure from a members’ perspective. We support...
The relationship between the financial structure of a marketing cooperative (MC) and the requirement...
We consider how to organize the processing and marketing of an agricultural product when farming cos...
If profit-maximizing farmers are free to join or not to join a cooperative, it may appear reasonable...
We formalize the difference between profit-maximizing firms, nonprofits, and cooperatives and identi...
This paper uses concepts from transaction cost economics to examine two questions: (a) Under what co...
Agricultural cooperatives are often assumed to be less competitive compared to investor-owned firms ...
The concept of economies of size is crucial for the analysis of price and output equilibria for a ma...
This paper aims at understanding whether producer cooperatives are efficient organisational forms, t...
To the best of our knowledge, one or more authors of this paper were federal employees when contribu...
In this paper, we show formally that cooperatives can possess an informational - and hence cost - ad...
As an organizational type, cooperatives are in general not the dominant form of enterprise. Neverthe...
Cooperative organizations are an important legal form of organization in many European countries. Th...
textabstractA cooperative is a firm collectively owned by many independent input suppliers or buyers...
We consider how to organize the processing and marketing of an agricultural product when farming cos...
This paper examines marketing cooperatives’ (MCs’) structure from a members’ perspective. We support...
The relationship between the financial structure of a marketing cooperative (MC) and the requirement...
We consider how to organize the processing and marketing of an agricultural product when farming cos...
If profit-maximizing farmers are free to join or not to join a cooperative, it may appear reasonable...
We formalize the difference between profit-maximizing firms, nonprofits, and cooperatives and identi...
This paper uses concepts from transaction cost economics to examine two questions: (a) Under what co...
Agricultural cooperatives are often assumed to be less competitive compared to investor-owned firms ...
The concept of economies of size is crucial for the analysis of price and output equilibria for a ma...
This paper aims at understanding whether producer cooperatives are efficient organisational forms, t...
To the best of our knowledge, one or more authors of this paper were federal employees when contribu...