Assessing the Economic Impacts of Pesticide Regulations
Economic impacts of pesticide regulations are assessed using five alternative methodologies. The regulations include crop supply-enhancing eradication programs and crop supply-decreasing pesticide bans. Alternative assessment methodologies differ regarding assumptions about market price and crop acr...
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doaj-aca1195dbb374f53953a888b3b0530eb2021-04-02T10:44:59ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722018-04-01845310.3390/agriculture8040053agriculture8040053Assessing the Economic Impacts of Pesticide RegulationsUwe A. Schneider0Livia Rasche1Bruce A. McCarl2Research Unit Sustainability and Global Change, Department of Geosciences, Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability, University of Hamburg, 20144 Hamburg, GermanyResearch Unit Sustainability and Global Change, Department of Geosciences, Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability, University of Hamburg, 20144 Hamburg, GermanyDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2124, USAEconomic impacts of pesticide regulations are assessed using five alternative methodologies. The regulations include crop supply-enhancing eradication programs and crop supply-decreasing pesticide bans. Alternative assessment methodologies differ regarding assumptions about market price and crop acreage adjustments. Results show that market and producer adjustments substantially impact conclusions about winners and losers from regulations, and estimated welfare effects can differ widely between the different methodologies. For small technological changes such as the hypothetical pendimethalin regulation, farm budgeting and sector modeling yield similar estimates. For more severe technological changes—like the boll weevil eradication program—simple budgeting approaches lead to a substantial bias.http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/8/4/53pest controlpesticide baninsect eradicationfarm incomeagricultural sector analysis |
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Assessing the Economic Impacts of Pesticide Regulations |
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Assessing the Economic Impacts of Pesticide Regulations |
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Assessing the Economic Impacts of Pesticide Regulations |
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Assessing the Economic Impacts of Pesticide Regulations |
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Economic impacts of pesticide regulations are assessed using five alternative methodologies. The regulations include crop supply-enhancing eradication programs and crop supply-decreasing pesticide bans. Alternative assessment methodologies differ regarding assumptions about market price and crop acreage adjustments. Results show that market and producer adjustments substantially impact conclusions about winners and losers from regulations, and estimated welfare effects can differ widely between the different methodologies. For small technological changes such as the hypothetical pendimethalin regulation, farm budgeting and sector modeling yield similar estimates. For more severe technological changes—like the boll weevil eradication program—simple budgeting approaches lead to a substantial bias. |
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pest control pesticide ban insect eradication farm income agricultural sector analysis |
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