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Vote Trading on Farm Legislation in the U.S. House

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Several farm groups do not command enough votes in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass their programs without the help of others. This study investigates the extent of vote trading by these groups. Both vote trading among these groups and between them and representatives of the poor are examined. Farm legislation from 1985–86 is studied. The results show an active coalition among tobacco, sugar, peanut, and dairy farmers, as well as the poor. Wheat, rice, and cotton farmers are much less active in the coalition, while feed grain farmers are not in it at all.

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  • David G. Abler, 1989. "Vote Trading on Farm Legislation in the U.S. House," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 71(3), pages 583-591.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:71:y:1989:i:3:p:583-591.
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    1. Scott Callahan, 2018. "Farmer Campaign Finance: Determinants of Contibutions to Political Action Committees," Working Papers 18-12, Department of Economics, Appalachian State University.
    2. Callahan, Scott, 2018. "Farmer Campaign Finance: Determinants of Contributions to Political Action Committees," 2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C. 273868, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    3. Jonathan Brooks, 1996. "Agricultural Policies In Oecd Countries: What Can We Learn From Political Economy Models?," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 47(1‐4), pages 366-389, January.
    4. William Browne & Won Paik, 1997. "Initiating home-style issues in a postreform Congress," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 14(1), pages 81-95, March.
    5. William J. Martin, 1990. "Public Choice Theory And Australian Agricultural Policy Reform," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 34(3), pages 189-211, December.
    6. Goedecke, E. J. & Ortmann, G. F., 1992. "Farm Worker Legislation: Interest Groups And Developments," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 31(4), December.
    7. Schmitz, Andrew, 1995. "Sugar: The Free Trade Myth and the Reality of European Subsidies," International Working Paper Series 237436, University of Florida, Food and Resource Economics Department.
    8. Callahan, Scott, 2016. "The Impact of Agricultural Political Action Committee Donations on Repeated Farm Bill Votes," 2016 Annual Meeting, July 31-August 2, Boston, Massachusetts 235558, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

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