The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) on wages and employment and plant closures in the meat packing, prepared meat products, and poultry slaughter and processing industries over 1977-87 and 1982-92. The analysis relies on a balanced panel dataset...

In recent years, European retailers have modified the market segmentation in the meat and the fresh produce sectors by implementing new private labels which aim to guarantee higher quality and food safety. As a result, retailers impose more demanding production requirements and rely on...

Defining competition in a U.S. Courtroom involves the analytical and intellectual collision of the law’s pragmatic aspects with the academic realities of economics. Both disciplines depend heavily upon competition, and employ a rich dosage of competition language. However, “competition” in...

David Domina’s article: “Proving Anti-Competitive Conduct in the U.S. Courtroom: The Plaintiff’s Argument in Pickett v. Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.,” Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization: Vol. 2: No. 1, Article 8, is littered with rank speculation and baseless opinion, most of...

Thomas C. Green's comment on the article "Proving Anti-Competitive Conduct in the U.S. Courtroom: The Plaintiffs' Argument in Pickett v. Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc." Vol. 2 [2004], Article 8, ignores hundreds of exhibits, thousands of data parts, extensive testimony, and resorts to name...

In this Comment, I examine federal courts’ hesitation to apply the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 to address the consolidation of the meatpacking industry. A currently pending case, Pickett v. IBP, represents an opportunity for federal courts to apply the Act to combat that consolidation,...