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arable land in proportion to the pesticide mass discharged annually in a spring at minimum total transport cost. The approach … direction. Validation using a different pesticide showed the best agreement with the simplest model used, whereas using … presents the advantage of integrating objectively information on land use and pesticide concentration in spring water into the …
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The use of environmental policy instruments such as eco-labelling and pesticide taxes should preferably be based on … disaggregate estimates of the individuals' willingness to pay (WTP) for pesticide risk reductions. We review the empirical … valuation literature dealing with pesticide risk exposure and develop a taxonomy of environmental and human health risks …
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pesticide use. A statistical technique known as conjoint choice experiment is used here in combination with contingent valuation …
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Latin America and the Caribbean is the most violent region in the world, with an annual homicide rate of more than 20 per 100,000 population and with an increasing trend. Yet most evidence of crime concentration, geo-temporal patterns, and event dependence comes from cities in high-income...
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According to the Washington Consensus, developing countries’ growth would benefit from reductions in barriers to trade. However, the empirical basis for judging trade reforms is weak. Econometrics are mostly ad hoc; results are typically not judged against models; policies are poorly measured;...
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