Economic Impacts of the Elimination of Azinphos-methyl on the Apple Industry and Washington State

Andrew Cassey (), Suzette Galinato () and Justin Taylor ()
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Justin Taylor: School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University

No 2010-06, Working Papers from School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University

Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency has declared the organophosphate pesticide azinphos-methyl (AZM) cannot be used in the production of apples after September 30, 2012. We estimate the change to sales, price, and employment to the Washington State apple industry from using the likely AZM alternative had this ban been in effect in 2007. Furthermore, we estimate the effects of this ban as it ripples through the overall Washington State economy. We find the ban will bring a relatively modest change to sales (-0.8%), prices (0.2%), and employment (0.1%) in the apple industry, with negligible impacts on the overall Washington State economy.

Keywords: apples; azinphos-methyl; economic impact; computable general equilibrium (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C68 D58 Q18 Q52 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31 pages
Date: 2010-04
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Journal Article: Environmental Regulation and Regional Economy: Economic Impacts of the Elimination of Azinphos-methyl on the Apple Industry and Washington State (2012)
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