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An important dimension of product differentiation and segregation for specialty crops is the added handling and transaction costs incurred. Some forms of business organization may realize lower costs of providing such services, and if specialty crop production is growing relative to commodity...
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market failure and leads to clear welfare gains, although they fall short of delivering the (constrained) first-best level of … the high-quality good. The main beneficiaries of the welfare gains are consumers. Producers may also accrue some benefit …
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the New Member States (NMS), and the consequent welfare implications. The study finds that EU enlargement has important … NMS gain from accession because of higher prices, whereas consumers in most NMS face a welfare loss. Incorporating … technology transfer into the accession increases the welfare gain of producers despite falling prices because of the larger …
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, international trade, and global supply chains. We focus on their effects on welfare, trade, industrial organization, and labor …
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Comparative advantage motivates large trade flows in feeder animals throughout the world. Trade creates externalities when animal diseases can spread beyond the purchasing farm. When growers can choose between open and closed production systems, Nash equilibrium will likely involve socially...
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We review some of the most significant issues and results on the economic effects of genetically modified (GM) product innovation, with emphasis on the question of GM labeling and the need for costly segregation and identity preservation activities. The analysis is organized around an explicit...
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products in the EU market. We find that the introduction of GM food reduces overall EU welfare, mostly because of the …
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A model of the corn, soybean, and wheat markets calculates welfare effects of the U.S. ethanol tax credit. Crop yields …. There is $600 million in net welfare loss, increased taxpayer liability, and a large transfer from consumers to farmers. A …
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