Why do tobacco farmers continue to produce tobacco in light of the bleak future of this crop? Given the changing political economy of tobacco, we might expect producers to respond by diversifying their enterprises. This study of Kentucky burley tobacco farmers finds that farmers express...

Farm to school programs are at the vanguard of efforts to create an alternative agrifood system in the United States. Regionally-based, mid-tier food distributors may play an important role in harnessing the potential of farm to school programs to create viable market opportunities for small-...

The authors analyze various forms of trade liberalization in a three-country model with unions. Oligopolistic firms in two countries face unionized workers, while an oligopolistic firm in the third country faces a competitive labor market. The general result is that a country with a union...