Agricultural Externalities and Environmental Policy: Re-Emergence of an Old Issue

Stephen R. Crutchfield

No 270414, 1988 Annual Meeting, August 1-3, Knoxville, Tennessee from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: Agricultural production in the United States has an off-farm environmental impact. This paper examines the impact of agricultural externalities on U.S. water resources. Also discussed are policy options for controlling agricultural contamination, issues relevant to these policy options, and an agenda for further economic research.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14
Date: 1988-08-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.270414

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