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Stepping stones for biological invasion: A bioeconomic model of transferable risk
Warziniack, Travis; Finnoff, David C.; Bossenbroek, Jonathan - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
find three key results. First, partial equilibrium estimates of welfare loss are significantly overestimated relative to … inspections have to be extreme to improve welfare, with inspections having advantages over quotas. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020407
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Welfare impacts of alternative biofuel and energy policies
Cui, Jingbo; Lapan, Harvey E.; Moschini, GianCarlo; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
approximates fairly closely the welfare gains associated with the first best policy (optimal carbon tax and tariffs on traded goods …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020484
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The Effects of Farm Commodity Policies and Retail Food Policies on Obesity and Economic Welfare in the United States
Okrent, Abigail M.; Alston, Julian M. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
Replaced with revised version of paper 03/16/2011.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020592
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De Gustibus Asparagus: Habits, Trade, and Welfare from Out of Season Imports of Fresh Vegetables
Ferrier, Peyton Michael; Zhen, Chen - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
vegetable budgets, implying a welfare benefit of approximately $86 million annually. We also find evidence of habit formation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020761
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Health Claims Regulation and Welfare
Huang, Rui; Bonanno, Alessandro - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
deprived of their claims or discontinuing their production. This paper analyzes changes in welfare (both producers’ and … functional products is not allowed; as our results indicate that consumers’ welfare losses are twice as large than producers’ a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021068
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Can Conventional Crop Producers Also Benefit From Bt Technology?
Dun, Zhe; Mitchell, Paul D. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
resistance in the pest population. The existing literature on the welfare analysis of Bt crops generally does not consider the … to conventional crops when estimating the welfare effect of Bt crops. In addition, we find that conventional crop …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021527
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Food Prices and Blood Cholesterol
Rahkovsky, Ilya; Gregory, Christian A. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) cost Americans hundreds in billions of dollars. High cholesterol levels, which are closely related to diet habits, are a major contributor to CVD. In this paper we study whether changes in food prices are related to cholesterol levels and whether taxes or subsidies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021541
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Avian Influenza outbreaks and poultry production mitigation strategies in the U.S.
Mu, Jianhong H.; McCarl, Bruce A. - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010
In this paper, two AI mitigation strategies are examined, quarantine and vaccination. Meanwhile, associated welfare … changes are evaluated by using FASOM. Results found that changes of total national welfare of U.S are insignificant with or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009368317
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Convergence in nutrient intakes and examination of nutrition-income elasticities in sub Saharan Africa: Implications on Health and welfare
Ogundari, Kolawole - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
The objective of the study is twofold: first, to investigate whether a nutrition convergence process exists in sub Saharan Africa (SSA) countries, and second, to examine the response of per capita nutrient intake [i.e. calories, proteins and fats] to changes in income (i.e. nutrient-income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011068606
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Quality Standards, International Trade and the Evolution of Industries
Gaigné, Carl; Larue, Bruno - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
foreign firms. Welfare is concave with respect to quality and governments have an incentive to impose standards, but some …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011070028