Market Intervention (Macro)

Byrding for Profit (6/25/2004)

U. S. shrimpers use anti-dumping protection to resist competitive pressure from more efficient Asian shrimp farmers and to gain de facto subsidy.

Keywords: anti-dumping, Asia, Byrd amendment, overproduction, protection, shrimp, subsidy, tariff

Sugar Daddy (6/22/2006)

US subsidies to domestic sugar cane and sugar beet growers have resulted in huge collateral damage to domestic industries and overseas producers.

Keywords: candy, import quota, price support, subsidies, sugar, sugar beet, sugar cane

The Logic of Collective Action (12/21/2001)

Narrow special interests are often more politically powerful because they are easier to organize and the benefits of membership exceed the cost of participation.

Keywords: collective action, consumer lobbies, free rider, free-ridership, group membership, import quotas, organization costs, participation, pluralism, producer lobby, special interests, tariffs, trade protection