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Milk Dispensers in Slovakia: What is behind the Recent Boom?

In: Ekonomický časopis/Journal of Economics, vol. 60, no. 1
Dušan Drabik - Martin Adame

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Year, pages: 2012, 50 - 64
Keywords:
milk dispensers, Slovakia, dairy crisis, pay-back period, profits, subsidy JEL Classification: Q13, Q14
Article type: Vedecký / Article
About article:
Tento článok poskytuje možné vysvetlenie rýchleho nárastu počtu mliečnych automatov na Slovensku medzi rokmi 2009 a 2010. Tri hlavné faktory tohto nárastu sú (i) vyšší zisk z predaja surového kravského mlieka prostredníctvom automatov v porovnaní s predajom mliekarni, (ii) veľmi krátka doba návratnosti automatov a (iii) vysoký kumulatívny diskontovaný zisk z automatov po dobe návratnosti. Napriek uvedeným faktorom do budúcnosti nepredpokladáme výrazný nárast počtu mliečnych automatov. Naopak, predpokladáme, že ich počet bude klesať. Dôvodom je nedávny pokles dopytu po čerstvom kravskom mlieku zo strany konzumentov, čo naznačuje, že mliečne automaty boli len spotrebiteľským módnym hitom. Preto farmy, ktoré začali s prevádzkovaním mliečnych automatov (najmä vo väčších mestách) pravdepodobne najviac benefitovali z poskytnutej dotácie.
We provide a possible explanation for the sudden appearance of milk dispensers throughout Slovakia between 2009 and 2010. We identify three main factors: (i) higher profits earned by selling raw milk through dispensers relative to those earned through milk processing plants, (ii) very short pay-back period of dispensers, and (iii) high cumulative discounted profits generated from dispensers after they pay back. Nonetheless, we do not expect that new milk dispensers will show up in the future; on the contrary, we expect their number will decrease. It is because the consumers demand for raw milk has been decreasing significantly recently, suggesting that the vending machines were only a con-sumer fad. As a result, the farms that pioneered the operation of milk dispensers (especially in larger cities) are now the ones that may have benefited most from the subsidy.
How to cite:
ISO 690:
Drabik, D., Adame, M. 2012. Milk Dispensers in Slovakia: What is behind the Recent Boom?. In Ekonomický časopis/Journal of Economics, vol. 60, no.1, pp. 50-64. 0013-3035.

APA:
Drabik, D., Adame, M. (2012). Milk Dispensers in Slovakia: What is behind the Recent Boom?. Ekonomický časopis/Journal of Economics, 60(1), 50-64. 0013-3035.