Spatial Competition among Farmers’ Markets

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  • KIKUSHIMA Ryosuke
    The University of Tokyo Present : The Policy Research Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

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  • 農産物直売所の空間的競争
  • ノウサンブツ チョクバイショ ノ クウカンテキ キョウソウ

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<p>This paper aims to evaluate the competition of farmers’ markets in Japan’s Chiba Prefecture from three point of view : First, examination of spatial autocorrelation among farmers’ markets using a spatial econometric model and showing an agglomeration pattern ; Second, calculation of the HHI (Herfindahl-Hirschman Index) which is based on sales floor area and displaying the results on a map with the use of GIS ; Third, evaluation of the relationship between the structure and sales of farmers’ markets by estimating the first difference estimator. The main findings suggest that intense competition within 3-6 km of a market decreases the sales. This causes the dispersion of farmers’ markets in areas within a 3-km radius from the market, and the agglomeration in areas within a 12-km radius from the market.</p>

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