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 …

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 …

pesticide use. A statistical technique known as conjoint choice experiment is used here in combination with contingent valuation …

, only the age group was clearly significant with individuals above 65 years less opposed to crop biotechnology. Several … industrial interests in crop biotechnology are less pronounced. -- Externalities ; genetically modified organisms (GMO) ; public …

This paper uses the standard one-sector neoclassical growth model to investigate why China’s consumption has been low … and investment high. It finds that the low cost of capital has been quantitatively an important factor. Theory predicts … one form or the other, these distortions have implied significant transfers from households to firms. If China is to …