Economic and Environmental Impacts of Water Quality Restrictions on Agriculture: An Application to Cotton Farming

Stephen R. Crutchfield, Marc Ribaudo, LeRoy Hansen () and Ricardo Quiroga

No 271386, 1992 Annual Meeting, August 9-12, Baltimore, Maryland from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: Survey data on cotton agrichemical use were used to assess the consequences of policies to reduce or prevent degradation of water resources from chemicals and sediment. Reducing erosion or restricting chemical use on environmentally risky cropland would raise prices, but could generate environmental benefits by improving water quality.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16
Date: 1992-08-09
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.271386

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