stringency. When the size distribution of firms is heavily skewed, regulation size thresholds can reduce transaction costs for … regulatory agencies while bringing most production within a regulatory framework. However, size-based regulation may have … unintended consequences if operations downsize, slow their growth, or enter at a smaller size in order to avoid regulation. These …

particular importance to upcoming federal regulation of large-scale livestock production under the Clean Air Act. By exploiting …Research on environmental regulation’s effects on economic activity has largely focused on manufacturing, ignoring one … of the major polluters in the U.S. – commercial agriculture. As livestock production has become increasingly mobile …

particular importance to upcoming federal regulation of large-scale livestock production under the Clean Air Act. By exploiting …Research on environmental regulation’s effects on economic activity has largely focused on manufacturing, ignoring one … of the major polluters in the U.S. – commercial agriculture. As livestock production has become increasingly mobile …

. Agriculture is the largest single source of nutrients and sediment in the watershed. We use data on crop and animal agriculture in …

farmers and stakeholders. The new provisions of the CAP will take effect from 2023 until 2027, whereas currently Regulation … welfare in the livestock sector, which is also linked to the future development of innovative technologies for a strategic …

CAFO regulation. The papers present three different policy approaches: i) alternative performance standards, ii) location …-specific regulation, and iii) insurance-based underwriting of CAFO discharges. Each approach has its drawbacks; however, blending theses …

Research empirically estimating the effects of regulation on economic activity is largely focused on manufacturing … generally does not estimate the pollution effects associated with regulation, making it difficult to assess the relative social …

Regulation in the dairy industry targets the small scale producers and milk traders with the aim of ensuring that they … quality control was acquired from extension workers from the Ministry of Livestock development by 52% of the producers, 36 …