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Competitive Pressure and Productivity Growth: The Case of the Florida Vegetable Industry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2016

Nicholas G. Kalaitzandonakes  and
Timothy G. Taylor
Nicholas G. Kalaitzandonakes
Affiliation:
University of Missorui, Columbia
Timothy G. Taylor
Affiliation:
Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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Abstract

The relationship between the degree of competitive market pressure and the rate of productivity growth is empirically investigated with a case study of the Florida fresh winter vegetable industry. The results indicate that crops which faced considerable competitive pressure exhibited significant productivity growth while the crops that faced minimal competitive pressure generally exhibited little growth in productivity. Thus, the hypothesis that competitive pressure is positively related to productivity growth is supported.

Keywords

productivityindexcompetitive pressurevegetables
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Articles
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , December 1990 , pp. 13 - 21
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1990

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