A Genetically Engineered Crop's Impact on Pesticide Use: a Revealed-Preference Index Approach

A revealed-preference-based method is proposed for assessment of the environmental and human health impact of genetically engineered (GE) crops. This method employs the relative pesticide toxicity information from farmers' pesticide choices combined with volume of pesticides as an alternative t...

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Main Authors: Olha Sydorovych, Michele C. Marra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Agricultural Economics Association 2007-12-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Online Access:https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/7083