Economics of Fibre Markets

Download or read book Economics of Fibre Markets written by Clement Allan Tisdell and published by Pergamon. This book was released on 1979 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New fibres and the patterns of fibre production and consumption; marketing; market structure and competition in the fibre industry; variations in natural fibre preices: theoretical effects of market penetration by man-made fibres; Past trends in the variability of wool and cotton prices; Instability of wool and cotton prices related to capacity utilisation of man-made fibres: single regression analysis; Price instability of wool related to market share and capacity utilisation of man-made fibres: multiple rtegression analysis; textile manufacturers' choice of fibres; costs and reactions to price instability; Expectations, inventories and use of futures amrkets by textile manufacturers; wool promotion: strategic considerations.