Pesticide-Use Regulations in an Open Economy

Arnaud Daymard, Carl Gaigne () and Angela Cheptea ()
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Arnaud Daymard: BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - AgroParisTech - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) - Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Carl Gaigne: SMART - Structures et Marché Agricoles, Ressources et Territoires - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Rennes Angers - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement, ULaval - Université Laval [Québec]
Angela Cheptea: SMART - Structures et Marché Agricoles, Ressources et Territoires - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Rennes Angers - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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Abstract: Reducing pesticide use is a growing concern in modern agriculture, amid increasing awareness of its detrimental consequences for health and the environment. We investigate the impact of pesticide-use restrictions in the French agriculture using a quantitative model of trade. We illustrate the effects of such restrictions on agricultural production, trade, and welfare. Our model endogenizes the choice of cultivated crops and farming technology (conventional vs organic) for farmers, and the mix of conventional and organic food for consumers. Using our model and detailed data on French farmers, coupled with more aggregate data on the French agricultural sector and international trade, we quantify the impact of taxing pesticides and of subsiding organic farming for the 96 French districts, the regional heterogeneity of their response, and assess the effects on farmers' revenues, food prices, and imports.

Keywords: Environment; Public polices; International trade; Agriculture; Pesticide (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-11-21
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Published in Conférence TEPP (Théorie et Evaluation des Politiques Publiques), Fédération de recherche TEPP (Théorie et Evaluation des Politiques Publiques); UMR SMART, INRAE, Nov 2025, Rennes, France

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