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The Entrepreneur's Choice of Location: Evidence from the Life Sciences

Kolympiris, Christos; Klein, Peter G.; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2007

cluster itself, rather than the individual, is the locus of entrepreneurship. Such arguments, however, do not resolve the … and the literature on entrepreneurship, we develop hypotheses about how cluster characteristics, the entrepreneurs …

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Conservation Tillage, Pesticide Use, and Biotech Crops in the U.S.A.

Fernandez-Cornejo, Jorge; Hallahan, Charles B.; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010

This paper presents the first part of an ongoing project whose objective is to present a long term relationship between conservation tillage, adoption of GE crops and pesticide use for major crops in the United States. In addition, the project aims to provide some innovative tests on causality...

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Have Biotech Seeds Increased Maize Yields?

Xu, Zheng; Hennessy, David A.; Moschini, GianCarlo - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010

Corn yield is determined by soils, weather, seed used and other technology choices. Global population and per capita income growth trends as well as demand from the energy sector have placed great stress on cropland use. Global cropland acres and/or yield per acre will need to increase. Whether...

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A Hedonic Model of Corn Seed Prices

Fernandez-Cornejo, Jorge; Valle, Karen - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

A notable feature of the adoption of genetically engineered (GE) corn is the rapid growth in seed prices accompanied by rapid increases in GE corn with multiple (stacked) traits, which have often seen to offer several advantages to farmers, particularly increased yields. This paper presents...

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Consumers' Evaluation of Biotechnology in Food Products: New Evidence from a Meta-Survey

Hess, Sebastian; Lagerkvist, Carl Johan; Redekop, William; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

This study examines the systematic evidence entailed in existing research on consumers’ evaluation of biotechnology in … shares an underlying focus in dealing with the issue of public acceptance of biotechnology in food and its corresponding … consumer evaluation of biotechnology in food products. The analysis combines information from 1673 survey questions out of 214 …

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Lessons from the California GM Labeling Proposition on the State of Crop Biotechnology

Zilberman, David; Kaplan, Scott; Kim, Eunice; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

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Government Policy Implications of Crop Rotational Effects of Biotechnology

Fausti, Scott; Sluis, Evert Van der; Qasmi, Bashir; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

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Comparing Perceptions of Biotechnology in Fresh versus Processed Foods: A Cross-Cultural Study

Kim, Hyeyoung; House, Lisa - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

This study focused on investigating how respondents’ perceptions of biotechnology used in food production differs … fresh apples and apple juice produced with and without biotechnology. Comparisons of respondents from six countries were … performed to measure relative attitudes about biotech food. In addition, three types of positive information about biotechnology …

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MARKET STRUCTURE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY: IMPLICATIONS FOR LONG-RUN COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE

Lavoie, Brian F.; Sheldon, Ian M. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2000

biotechnology. Keywords: Biotechnology, market structure, comparative advantage …

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An Analysis of McLean County, Illinois Farmers' Perceptions of Genetically Modified Crops

Chimmiri, Nagesh; Tudor, Kerry W.; Spaulding, Aslihan D. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2005

soybeans in 2003. Finally, respondents were presented with 40 statements that pertained to biotechnology and genetically … biotechnology and genetically modified crops. Items that loaded into the first factor indicated that McLean county farmers perceived … agricultural biotechnology to be acceptable and beneficial, and their perspectives of biotechnology were much broader than the …

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