AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PESTICIDE USE IN U.S. AGRICULTURE: A METAPRODUCTION FUNCTION APPROACH

Michael J. Roth, Marshall A. Martin and Jon A. Brandt

No 279176, 1982 Annual Meeting, August 1-4, Logan, Utah from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: A metaproduction function for U.S. agriculture was estimated for two census years. The equation contained traditional (labor and land) and modern (fertilizer, machinery, and pesticides) inputs as well as investments in education and agricultural research. The estimated marginal value products for pesticides were $1.19 in 1969 and $4.47 in 1974.

Keywords: Farm Management; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15
Date: 1982-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.279176

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