Technology, Contracts, and Coordination: Modernizing Agricultural Supply Chains in Wisconsin Potatoes
This paper examines how technology adoption and contractual coordination jointly drive supply chain modernization. Using a structural demand model and difference‑in‑differences strategy, I find that optical sorting systems reduced marginal costs by 10%, while marketing contracts increased price‑cost margins. Download PDF
Mechanization and Misallocation: Institutions and Technology in Soviet Agriculture
This paper shows how Soviet mechanization policies, enforced through Machine Tractor Stations, often distorted incentives and led to misallocation rather than productivity gains. Download PDF