issn 1471 0498 department of economics discussion paper series markets the fulton fish market kathryn graddy number 254 january 2006 manor road building oxford ox1 3uq is university lecturer and fellow exeter college united kingdom her e mail address ox ac uk forthcoming journal economic perspectives this feature explores operation individual patterns behavior in for specific goods services offer lessons about determinants effects supply demand structure strategic government regulation suggestions future columns comments on past ones should be sent to james r hines jr c o michigan 611 tappan street ann arbor mi 48109 1220 introduction was a colorful part new york city landscape that operated manhattan over 150 years november 2005 moved from south seaport lower large facility built at hunts point bronx now called