“…While demand for ''fair-traded'' products is clearly substantial (Elfenbein & McManus, 2010;Hainmuller, Hiscox, & Sequeira, 2011), there has long been a debate as to the extent of a rent transfer under this system (Smith, 2009, Berndt, 2007Henderson, 2008;Sidwell, 2008). 5 This study joins a recent empirical literature using data from producer countries to estimate benefits directly (Becchetti & Con-stantino, 2008;Utting-Chamorro, 2005;Arnould, Plastina, & Ball, 2009;Dragusanu & Nunn, 2013).…”