Size and Distribution of Market Benefits From Adopting Biotech Crops
by Gregory Price, William Lin, José Falck-Zepeda, and
Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo
Technical Bulletin No. (TB-1906) 44 pp, November 2003
This study estimates the size and distribution of benefits from adopting Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton, herbicide-tolerant cotton, and herbicide-tolerant soybeans in 1997. The stakeholders considered are U.S. farmers, U.S. consumers, biotechnology developers, germplasm suppliers, and producers and consumers in the rest of the world.
Keywords: Bt cotton, herbicide-tolerant cotton, herbicide-tolerant soybeans, agricultural biotechnology, market benefits, stakeholders, distribution of benefits
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Research brief, Pdf file 37 kb | HTML
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Abstract, Acknowledgments, Contents, Pdf file 61 kb
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Summary, Pdf file 52 kb
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Introduction, Pdf file 67 kb
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Previous Related Studies, Pdf file 68 kb
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Theoretical Framework, Pdf file 187 kb
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Farm-Level Effects on Crop Yields and Pest Control Costs, Pdf file 702 kb
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Estimating the Size and Distribution of Market Benefits, Pdf file 165 kb
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Sensitivity Analysis, Pdf file 85 kb
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Conclusions, Pdf file 44 kb
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References, Pdf file 53 kb
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Appendix A: Empirical Model for Measuring the Changes in Economic Surpluses, Pdf file 51 kb
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Appendix B: Differences in Estimated Surplus Changes for Herbicide-Tolerant Soybeans Due to Different Analytical Frameworks, Pdf file 57 kb
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Entire Document, Pdf file 1,044 kb
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