Spatial-dynamic externalities and coordination in invasive species control

Yanxu Liu and Charles Sims

Resource and Energy Economics, 2016, vol. 44, issue C, 23-38

Abstract: This paper investigates the coordination problem in transboundary species invasions. When invasions impact commodity markets and control decisions are made by many producers, a spatial externality arises due to market-level impacts and delaying the invasion on neighboring parcels. We illustrate how the intrinsic spread rate and the spatial configuration of producers interact to determine the public benefits of private control decisions and the ultimate outcome of species invasions on private property. To coordinate responses to invasions at the market level, a corrective mechanism is suggested in which invaded producers are compensated by all other producers for control actions that alleviate impacts to other producers.

Keywords: Spatial-dynamic modeling; Agricultural pests; Phytosanitary standards; Trade restrictions; Agricultural cooperatives (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D78 Q2 Q57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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Working Paper: Spatial-Dynamic Externalities and Coordination in Invasive Species Control (2013)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2016.01.001

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