Title
An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Marketing Contract Structures for Corn and Soybeans
Campus Units
Economics
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2010
Journal or Book Title
Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization
Volume
8
Issue
1
First Page or Article ID Number
1
Last Page
25
DOI
10.2202/1542-0485.1282
Abstract
Contracts serve as coordination mechanisms which allocate value, risk, and decision rights across buyers and sellers. The use of marketing contracts in agriculture, specifically for crop production, has been increasing over the past decade. This study investigates the determinants of agricultural marketing contract design employing data from the USDA's Agricultural Resource Management Survey. Models are estimated to analyze the association between producer and contractor characteristics, the decision to produce under contract, and the types of contract structures observed in practice, while controlling for the potential for endogenous matching between contracting parties. Results indicate that while certain producer characteristics are significantly associated with the decision to produce corn or soybeans under contract, there is no significant association between those characteristics and specific contract attributes.
Copyright Owner
De Gruyter
Copyright Date
2010
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Paulson, Nicholas D.; Katchova, Ani L.; and Lence, Sergio H., "An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Marketing Contract Structures for Corn and Soybeans" (2010). Economics Publications. 38.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/econ_las_pubs/38
Comments
This article is from Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization 8 (2010): 1, doi:10.2202/1542-0485.1282. Posted with permission.