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We used our expertise in economics to compile existing research presented in academic and other publications relevant to the question of GE labeling costs. Collected studies include assessments of the cost impact of state ballot initiatives similar to Oregon’s Ballot Measure 92, and the European Union’s GE labeling regime, as well as the United States Food and Drug Administration labeling cost model, and academic studies of the global impacts of GE agricultural products. We found some studies on the economics of GE agricultural products but relatively few that address costs directly related to developing and applying GE labels. We reviewed the studies with models relevant to the requirements of Oregon Ballot Measure 92. Our findings from our review of this body of published research are summarized in Table 1.