Pesticide regulatory decisions: Production efficiency, equity, and interdependence

Craig Osteen and Fred Kuchler
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Craig Osteen: Agricultural economists with the Resources and Technology Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20005-4788, Postal: Agricultural economists with the Resources and Technology Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20005-4788
Fred Kuchler: Agricultural economists with the Resources and Technology Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20005-4788, Postal: Agricultural economists with the Resources and Technology Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20005-4788

Agribusiness, 1987, vol. 3, issue 3, 307-322

Abstract: EPA examines the benefits and risks of an agricultural pesticide's use when deciding whether or not to cancel its registration, but often neglects two effects which could change the decision: (1) the distributional effects on farmers using and not using the pesticide, and (2) the interdependence among regulatory decisions. This article examines the economic implications of banning several corn and soybean pesticides, highlighting these two concerns. Generally, banning one pesticide could have little effect, but banning all pesticides for a pest problem could have substantial effects. However, some pesticide users could suffer significant losses even though the aggregate effects are small.

Date: 1987
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DOI: 10.1002/1520-6297(198723)3:3<307::AID-AGR2720030306>3.0.CO;2-1

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