Publications
Minseong Kang, and Byeong-il Ahn. 2023.
Agribusiness.
Abstract. We study the effect of concentration in the broiler packing sector on the markdown applied by packers to broiler farmers. Using a generalized Leontief function to model packers' markdown, the effect of concentration on markdown is decomposed into two countervailing forces: market power and cost-efficiency effects. Our findings show that while market power effects remained stable, the gradual decline in cost-efficiency effects has driven down the overall markdown. This trend of decreasing markdowns has accelerated in recent years.
Qiao Yiyang, Minseong Kang, and Byeong-il Ahn. 2023.
Agriculture.
Working Paper (*Drafts available upon request)
Food Inflation Pass-through from Agricultural Imports in a Small Open Economy (with Seungki Lee).
R&R at American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
Uneven State-Level Exposure to Potential U.S. Tariff Disputes with Canada and Mexico (with Seungki Lee, Wendong Zhang, and Ian Sheldon).
Submitted.
Economic Impact of Mississippi River Drought on U.S. Agriculture: Insights from the Gravity Model (with Seungki Lee).
Navigating the Soybean Market Shift: River Transport as a Lens on the Renewable Diesel Boom (with Seungki Lee).
Selected Work in Progress
Energy Transition in Emerging Economies and Its Impact on Global Feedstock Trade
Kang, M.*, and Ahn, B.I. (2022) Welfare Analysis of Changing Payment Method in Food Transfers: A Graphical Analysis, The Korean Journal of Agricultural Economics, 44(3), 53-74.
Kang, M.*, and Ahn, B.I. (2022) Estimation of Welfare Effects of Changing Payment Method in Food Transfers, Korean Journal of Agricultural Management and Policy, 49(2), 289-307.
Kang, M.*, Nam. K., and Ahn, B.I. (2021) Heterogeneity in Purchasing Behavior for Eco-friendly Labeled Food Between Households with and without Children, The Korean Journal of Agricultural Economics, 62(3), 55-77.
Kang, M.*, Nam. K., and Ahn, B.I. (2020) The effect of the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act on the Fruit Demand in Korea, Journal of Rural Development, 43(4), 45-62.
Lim, H.*, Qiao, Y., Kang, J., Kang, M., and Ahn, B.I. (2022) Forecasting Model for Hanwoo Considering the Change in the Net Number of Breeding Cattle, Korean Journal of Agricultural Management and Policy, 49(2), 354-372.
Nam, K.*, Qiao, Y., Kang, J., Kang, M., and Ahn, B.I. (2021) An Analysis of the Effect of Public Subsidies on Income Inequality of Forestry Household using Gini Coefficient Decomposition, Korean Journal of Agricultural Management and Policy, 48(3), 441-466.
Nam, K.*, Lim, H., Kang, M., and Ahn. B.I. (2021) The Domestic Wood Industry’s Contribution to the National Economy and Its Growth Factors, Journal of Rural Development, 44(3), 53-74.