Deregulation and Subequilibrium in the Australian Dairy Processing Industry

Chris Doucouliagos and Phillip Hone

The Economic Record, 2000, vol. 76, issue 233, 152-162

Abstract: The Australian dairy processing industry is currently undergoing a program of substantial regulatory reform. In this paper we assess the impact of this deregulation on the production and cost systems of the industry. This is undertaken using a translog restricted cost function, for the period 1969 to 1996, with labour, milk and energy as the variable inputs and capital as the one fixed input. We find that this industry has undergone significant changes in terms of factor demand and cost structures associated with the introduction of new technology.

Date: 2000
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