Using data from a survey of Pennsylvania food processors, we investigate what firm-level characteristics make a processor more or less likely to buy agricultural inputs and ingredients though contracts. We find that over 20 percent of Pennsylvania processors use contracts, and over 44 percent of...

There is much debate surrounding the employment effect of shale gas development, especially as it relates to extraction counties. Anecdotal evidence suggests that many jobs are filled by non-resident workers. We examine the impact that shale gas development has had on local employment in...