The Economics of Agricultural Pest Control: An Annotated Bibliography, 1960-80

Craig D. Osteen, Edward B. Bradley and L. Joe Moffitt

No 319977, Economics and Statistics Services (ESS) Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: This bibliography, a listing and annotation of 123 papers, reports, and books concerned with the economics of pest control, covers (1) damages caused by pests, (2) benefits and costs of pest control methods, (3) comparisons of biological and chemical methods of control, (4) economically efficient applications of pesticides, (5) economic thresholds, (6) resistance to pesticides, (7) externalities of pesticide use, (8) impacts of risk on pest control decisions, (9) static and dynamic methods of analysis, and (10) institutional concerns such as pesticide regulation, implementation programs, and information distribution. General literature on principles of integrated pest management is also included.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Livestock Production/Industries; Research Methods/Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 60
Date: 1981-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.319977

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