Competition in the U.S. Agricultural Sector

James MacDonald and Fiona Scott Morton, Organizers

December 12, 2024

Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, December 12
8:30am
Breakfast
9:00am
GianCarlo Moschini, Iowa State University
Edward D. Perry, Kansas State University

Innovation, Licensing, and Competition: Evidence from Genetically Engineered Crops
Discussant: Paul Scott, New York University
10:00am
Break
10:15am
Azzeddine Azzam, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jordi Jaumandreu, Boston University
Rigoberto A. Lopez, University of Connecticut

Input and Output Market Power with Non-neutral Productivity: Livestock and Labor in Meatpacking (slides)
Discussant: Matthew Weinberg, The Ohio State University
11:15am
Break
11:30 am
Julian Arteaga, The World Bank
Ashish Shenoy, University of California, Davis

Mexican Migration Flows and Agricultural Labor Markets in the U.S.
Discussant: Ethan G. Lewis, Dartmouth College and NBER
12:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm
Seula Kim, Pennsylvania State University
Michael A. Navarrete, National Bureau of Economic Research

Geospatial Heterogeneity in Inflation: A Market Concentration Story
Discussant: Colin J. Hottman, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
2:30pm
Break
2:45pm
Jianqiang Zhao, Cornell University
Christopher B. Barrett, Cornell University
Yuqing Zheng, University of Kentucky
Harry Kaiser, Cornell University

The Incidence of Grocery Taxes in U.S. Food and Factor Markets
Discussant: Christopher Conlon, New York University and NBER
3:45pm
Break
4:00 pm
Jingyi Huang, Brandeis University

Market Manipulation by a Monopsony Cartel: Evidence from the U.S. Meatpacking Industry
Discussant: Gaurab Aryal, Boston University
5:00pm
Adjourn