Trade/International

Trade Wars

Cornhusker Economics July 18, 2018Trade Wars

Agricultural Production and Forest Preservation in the Brazilian Amazon

Cornhusker Economics April 25, 2018Agricultural Production and Forest Preservation in the Brazilian Amazon

By Felipe de Figueiredo Silva, Richard Perrin, and Lilyan Fulginiti

Livestock Production and Health

Cornhusker Economics October 5, 2017Livestock Production and Health

International Migration

Cornhusker Economics September 6, 2017International Migration


"Labor is the world’s most valuable commodity—yet thanks to strict immigration regulation, most of it goes to waste." (Caplan & Naik, 2015)

Trade Balances

Cornhusker Economics July 19, 2017Trade Balances


Russian Food and Agricultural Import Ban

Cornhusker Economics April 5, 2017Russian Food and Agricultural Import Ban

A Short Introduction to the Distillers’ Dried Grains Export Market

Cornhusker Economics February 8, 2017A Short Introduction to the Distillers’ Dried Grains Export Market

Economic Characteristics of a Developing Country Marine Fishery

Cornhusker Economics September 21, 2016Understanding the Economic Characteristics of a Developing Country Marine Fishery— A Case Study of the Digha-Shankarpur Fishery in Eastern India


Fish serves as a primary protein source for large sections of the global population and as a main source of income for coastal populations, particularly those based in developing nations. In this study, we present results of a survey conducted with fishers belonging to the Digha-Shankarpur marine fishery in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal (Figure 1).

Update on Agricultural Trade: TPA, TPP, and TTIP

Cornhusker Economics March 16, 2016Update on Agricultural Trade: TPA, TPP, and TTIP

Effects of Fair Trade on Coffee Growers

Cornhusker Economics October 7, 2015The Effects of Fair Trade on Coffee Growers