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1. Acute Complications and Sequelae from Foodborne Infections: Informing Priorities for Cost of Foodborne Illness Estimates

Author:
Sandra Hoffmann; Elaine Scallan Walter
Source:
Foodborne pathogens & disease 2020 v.17 no.3 pp. 172-177
ISSN:
1556-7125
Subject:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Economic Research Service; complications (disease); cost benefit analysis; disease incidence; disease models; econometric models; food pathogens; foodborne illness; public health; quantitative risk assessment; United States
Abstract:
... Cost of foodborne illness (CoFI) estimates provide estimates of the overall impact of foodborne illnesses, including hospitalizations, long-term complications, and deaths. CoFI estimates are needed in countries that require cost–benefit analysis as part of the process of adopting new regulations, as is the case in the United States. Monetary estimates of the impact of disease also provide a meanin ...
DOI:
10.1089/fpd.2019.2664

2. Generic Promotion of Sorghum for Food and Industrial Uses

Author:
Gary W. Williams; Oral Capps
Source:
Journal of international food & agribusiness marketing 2020 v.32 no.1 pp. 13-29
ISSN:
1528-6983
Subject:
agribusiness; check-off programs; cost benefit analysis; developed countries; farm income; farms; gluten-free foods; humans; non-genetically modified foods; sales; United States
Abstract:
... Globally, over half of all sorghum is used for human consumption. Yet sorghum is largely unknown as a food in the United States and other developed countries. Recently, the U.S. demand for sorghum as a gluten-free, non-GMO input to food products has been growing. At the same time, the use of sorghum for food and industrial uses is being promoted by the producer-financed United Sorghum Checkoff Pro ...
DOI:
10.1080/08974438.2018.1533510

3. Impact of granular carriers to improve the efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi against wireworms in spring wheat

Author:
Anamika Sharma; Stefan Jaronski; Gadi V. P. Reddy
Source:
Journal of pest science 2020 v.93 no.1 pp. 275-290
ISSN:
1612-4758
Subject:
Beauveria bassiana; Elateridae; Metarhizium brunneum; Metarhizium robertsii; biological control; cost benefit analysis; cost effectiveness; crops; entomopathogenic fungi; furrows; granules; growers; imidacloprid; insect control; irrigation; millets; planting; risk; seed treatment; spring wheat; United States
Abstract:
... Wireworms are a major concern for wheat growers and several other crops around the globe. Environmentally friendly management strategies are needed because the present conventional chemical seed treatments can be ineffective and pose environmental risks. While biological control of wireworms in a general sense has not been practical, use of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) is one environmentally frien ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10340-019-01161-1

4. Health impacts and cost-benefit analyses of surface O3 and PM2.5 over the U.S. under future climate and emission scenarios

Author:
Peilin Yang; Yang Zhang; Kai Wang; Prakash Doraiswamy; Seung-Hyun Cho
Source:
Environmental research 2019 pp. -
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
climate; cost benefit analysis; economic impact; ecosystem services; financial economics; hospitals; morbidity; mortality; ozone; particulates; pollution; urban areas; United States
Abstract:
... Health impacts of surface ozone (O3) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) are of major concern worldwide. In this work, the Environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program tool is applied to estimate the health and economic impacts of projected changes in O3 and PM2.5 in the U.S. in future (2046–2055) decade relative to current (2001–2010) decade under the Representative Concentration Pathway ( ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2019.108687

5. The interplay between economics, legislative power and social influence examined through a social-ecological framework for marine ecosystems services

Author:
Simone Martino; Paul Tett; Jasper Kenter
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.651 pp. 1388-1404
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
European Union; biodiversity; cost benefit analysis; economic valuation; ecosystem services; environmental policy; humans; industry; laws and regulations; marine ecosystems; markets; public services and goods; renewable energy sources; social class; wastes; United Kingdom; United States
Abstract:
... In the last 15 years, conservation has shifted increasingly towards perspectives based on the instrumental value of nature, where what counts is what provides benefits to humans. The ecosystem services framework embraces this vision of nature through monetary valuation of the environment to correct market failures and government distortions that hinder efficient allocation of public goods, includi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.181

6. Cost-benefit analysis for a lead wheel weight phase-out in Canada

Author:
P.M. Campbell; E. Corneau; D. Nishimura; E. Teng; D. Ekoualla
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.637-638 pp. 79-90
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
air; blood; children; cognition; cognitive disorders; cost benefit analysis; crime; discount rate; dust; early development; industry; lead; markets; models; public health; risk management; roads; soil; wheels; Canada; Europe; United States
Abstract:
... Lead wheel weights (LWWs) have been banned in Europe, and some US States, but they continue to dominate the market in Canada. Exposure to lead is associated with numerous health impacts and can result in multiple and irreversible health problems which include cognitive impairment when exposure occurs during early development. Such impacts incur high individual and social costs. The purpose of this ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.414

7. Decentralized water reuse planning: Evaluation of life cycle costs and benefits

Author:
Sreeganesh Yerri; Kalyan R. Piratla
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.141 pp. 339-346
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
cost benefit analysis; drinking water; greywater; issues and policy; life cycle costing; planning; satellites; uncertainty; wastewater treatment; water distribution; water reuse; water shortages; water utilities; United States
Abstract:
... The objective of this paper is to comparatively evaluate the life cycle costs and expected monetary benefits of decentralized greywater reuse systems. Specifically, added life cycle costs and estimated life cycle monetary benefits of satellite and onsite greywater reuse systems are evaluated in comparison with the prevailing centralized systems. Centralized systems refer to the traditional form of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.05.016

8. Difficulties for cost-benefit analysis in the 2020 environmental impact statement to recover the endangered wild salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River Basin

Author:
John R. McKean; Donn M. Johnson
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2019 v.246 pp. 434-443
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
cost benefit analysis; culverts; dams (hydrology); endangered species; households; juveniles; net pens; oceans; rivers; salmon; stakeholders; surveys; watersheds; wild fish; Columbia River; Snake River; United States
Abstract:
... Runs of the endangered wild salmon/steelhead in the Columbia River basin may be only two to seven percent of historic levels. These fish are a common-pool resource, where stakeholders over-consume, pollute rivers and oceans, block passage with dams and culverts, operate net pen fish farms, and plant huge numbers of hatchery fish that compete with and hybridize wild fish. Rivers provide free or sub ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.05.099

9. The effects of biochar and rice husk on adsorption and desorption of cadmium on to soils with different water conditions (upland and saturated)

Author:
Muhammad Amjad Khan; Sardar Khan; Xiaodong Ding; Anwarzeb Khan; Mehboob Alam
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.193 pp. 1120-1126
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
adsorption; biochar; cadmium; cost benefit analysis; desorption; highlands; rice hulls; saturated conditions; soil amendments; soil quality; sorption isotherms; upland soils; wood; United States
Abstract:
... Hard wood derived biochar (BCH) and rice husk (RCH) were applied to soils having upland and saturated conditions to investigate their effects on adsorption and desorption of Cd by conducting incubation and batch experiments. The results obtained from the experiments indicated that BCH increased Cd sorption by 59–71% onto saturated soil (SS), while by 57–84% onto upland soil (US). The application o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.11.110

10. Assessment of the Economic Benefits From U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)’s Marketing Investment in South Korea

Author:
Renee Kim; Jong Min Park
Source:
Journal of food products marketing 2017 v.23 no.3 pp. 283-302
ISSN:
1540-4102
Subject:
accountability; beef; cost benefit analysis; econometrics; economic impact; exports; financial economics; food marketing; imports; market development; models; South Korea; United States
Abstract:
... In 2007, the United States and South Korea agreed for partial access of U.S. beef to South Korea under the Korea–U.S. (KORUS) FTA concession, and started to import sizable U.S. beef to South Korea in 2008 despite some negative sentiments of Korean consumers for U.S. beef due to the safety concerns. From 2011 to 2015, the USMEF is scheduled to invest approximately US$10 million on promotion of U.S. ...
DOI:
10.1080/10454446.2014.949978

11. Estimating health and economic benefits of reductions in air pollution from agriculture

Author:
Despina Giannadaki; Elias Giannakis; Andrea Pozzer; Jos Lelieveld
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.622-623 pp. 1304-1316
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
European Union; air pollution; air quality; ammonia; cost benefit analysis; cost effectiveness; economic costs; emissions; financial economics; human health; issues and policy; models; mortality; particulates; pollution control; social benefit; Canada; China; Russia; Turkey (country); United States
Abstract:
... Agricultural ammonia emissions strongly contribute to fine particulate air pollution (PM₂.₅) with significant impacts on human health, contributing to mortality. We used model calculated emission scenarios to examine the health and economic benefits accrued by reducing agricultural emissions. We applied the “value of statistical life” metric to monetize the associated health outcomes. Our analysis ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.064

12. Assessing the ecological value of wetlands using the MACBETH approach in Quebec City

Author:
Roxane Lavoie; Julie Deslandes; François Proulx
Source:
Journal for nature conservation 2016 v.30 pp. 67-75
ISSN:
1617-1381
Subject:
biodiversity; climate; cost benefit analysis; ecological value; experts; groundwater recharge; models; nitrogen cycle; sediment contamination; society; urban areas; wetlands; wildlife habitats; Quebec; United States
Abstract:
... Wetlands offer many social and ecological benefits, including by being highly productive environments, regulating climate and the global nitrogen cycle, supporting biological diversity, providing recreational and cultural services, reducing flood peaks, retaining sediment and contaminants, purifying water, acting as preferred groundwater recharge and discharge areas and providing habitat for wildl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jnc.2016.01.007

13. Economic cost-benefit analysis of the use of bacitracin methylene disalicylate in broilers affected with necrotic enteritis

Author:
Gloria Chan; Alessia Guthrie; Paul Sockett; Jeff Wilson; Robert Moody; Steven Clark
Source:
Journal of applied poultry research 2016 v.25 no.1 pp. 74-79
ISSN:
1056-6171
Subject:
bacitracin; broiler chickens; cost benefit analysis; drug therapy; economic impact; economic valuation; flocks; medicated feeds; morbidity; mortality; necrotic enteritis; poultry production; risk; weight gain; United States
Abstract:
... The flock-level economic impact associated with necrotic enteritis (NE) in broiler production was estimated in flocks that were administered 55 ppm bacitracin compared to flocks that were not given prophylactic medication. Current production parameters and economic values available for the United States were used in a cost-benefit evaluation to determine the return on investment (ROI) in prophylac ...
DOI:
10.3382/japr/pfv067

14. Land‐use and ecosystem services costs of unconventional US oil and gas development

Author:
Matthew D Moran; Nathan T Taylor; Tabitha F Mullins; Sehrish S Sardar; Maureen R McClung
Source:
Frontiers in ecology and the environment 2017 v.15 no.5 pp. 237-242
ISSN:
1540-9295
Subject:
cost benefit analysis; deciduous forests; economic impact; ecosystem services; energy; grasslands; habitats; land use; oils; pastures; United States
Abstract:
... The rapid expansion of unconventional oil and gas development in the US has been controversial because of numerous environmental and social issues, including the conversion, fragmentation, and degradation of natural habitats. Here we describe land‐use impacts and ecosystem services costs of recent energy development in the eight major unconventional oil and gas production regions of the US. From 2 ...
DOI:
10.1002/fee.1492

15. Cost-benefit analysis of vaccination against Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis in dairy cattle, given its cross-reactivity with tuberculosis tests

Author:
Huybert Groenendaal; Francisco J. Zagmutt; Elisabeth A. Patton; Scott J. Wells
Source:
Journal of dairy science 2015 v.98 no.9 pp. 6070-6084
ISSN:
0022-0302
Subject:
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis; Mycobacterium bovis; adults; antibodies; antigens; bovine tuberculosis; calves; cartography; cost benefit analysis; cross reaction; dairy cattle; dairy industry; deer; econometric models; economic costs; financial economics; hygiene; monitoring; paratuberculosis; vaccination; vaccines; United States
Abstract:
... Johne’s disease (JD), or paratuberculosis, is a chronic enteric disease of ruminants, caused by infection with Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (MAP). Johne’s disease causes considerable economic losses to the US dairy industry, estimated to be over $200 million annually. Available control strategies include management measures to improve calf hygiene, test-and-cull strategies, and vaccin ...
DOI:
10.3168/jds.2014-8914

16. Economic and environmental perspectives of end-of-life ship management

Author:
Jun-Ki Choi; Daniel Kelley; Sean Murphy; Dillip Thangamani
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2016 v.107 pp. 82-91
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
European Union; business enterprises; cost benefit analysis; economic feasibility; ecosystem services; environmental impact; environmental law; habitats; life cycle assessment; market prices; occupational health and safety; recycling; toxic substances; wages and remuneration; China; South Asia; Turkey (country); United States
Abstract:
... The economic feasibility and environmental impacts of three examples of end-of-life management options were analyzed with a cost–benefit analysis and an environmental life cycle assessment. The economics of ship recycling methods depend on various parameters such as the market price of reclaimed materials, ship purchase price, environmental and work safety regulation fees, labor costs, and overhea ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.12.007

17. Incremental CH4 and N2O mitigation benefits consistent with the US Government's SC-CO2 estimates

Author:
Alex L. Marten; Elizabeth A. Kopits; Charles W. Griffiths; Stephen C. Newbold; Ann Wolverton
Source:
Climate Policy 2015 v.15 no.2 pp. 272-298
ISSN:
1752-7457
Subject:
climate; climate change; cost benefit analysis; cost estimates; federal government; gases; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; methane; models; nitrous oxide; policy analysis; researchers; willingness to pay; United States
Abstract:
... Benefit–cost analysis can serve as an informative input into the policy-making process, but only to the degree it characterizes the major impacts of the regulation under consideration. Recently, the US, amongst other nations, has begun to use estimates of the social cost of CO ₂ (SC-CO ₂) to develop analyses that more fully capture the climate change impacts of GHG abatement. The SC-CO ₂ represent ...
DOI:
10.1080/14693062.2014.912981

18. Reducing Nitrogen Pollution while Decreasing Farmers’ Costs and Increasing Fertilizer Industry Profits

Author:
David R. Kanter; Xin Zhang; Denise L. Mauzerall
Source:
Journal of environmental quality 2015 v.44 no.2 pp. 325-335
ISSN:
0047-2425
Subject:
air; air pollution; climate change; corn; cost benefit analysis; decision making; economic impact; ecosystem services; energy costs; expert opinion; farmers; fertilizer industry; fertilizers; issues and policy; models; nitrogen; nutrient use efficiency; ozone depletion; pollution control; profitability; profits and margins; stratosphere; time series analysis; water pollution; China; United States
Abstract:
... Nitrogen (N) pollution is emerging as one of the most important environmental issues of the 21st Century, contributing to air and water pollution, climate change, and stratospheric ozone depletion. With agriculture being the dominant source, we tested whether it is possible to reduce agricultural N pollution in a way that benefits the environment, reduces farmers’ costs, and increases fertilizer i ...
DOI:
10.2134/jeq2014.04.0173

19. Valuation of the ecosystem services of beach nourishment in decision-making: The case study of Tarquinia Lido, Italy

Author:
Simone Martino; Carl L. Amos
Source:
Ocean & coastal management 2015 v.111 pp. 82-91
ISSN:
0964-5691
Subject:
European Union; United States Army Corps of Engineers; beaches; case studies; coasts; cost benefit analysis; decision making; ecosystem services; insurance; markets; recreation; sediments; shorelines; storm damage; Italy; United States
Abstract:
... Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) is a systematic process commonly employed by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to assess primarily benefits stemming from storm damage reduction and recreation enhancement by beach protection. The USACE goal is to quantify federal money disbursement to local communities to counter the consequences of coastal erosion. The EU has recommended the use of CBA for shorel ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.03.012

20. A benefit-cost assessment of new vehicle technologies and fuel economy in the U.S. market

Author:
Richard A. Simmons; Gregory M. Shaver; Wallace E. Tyner; Suresh V. Garimella
Source:
Applied energy 2015 v.157 pp. 940-952
ISSN:
0306-2619
Subject:
automobiles; combustion efficiency; compliance; cost benefit analysis; emissions; energy use and consumption; friction; fuels; markets; models; oils; prices; purchasing; stakeholders; technology; uncertainty; United States
Abstract:
... Increasingly stringent fuel economy and emissions regulations alongside efforts to reduce oil dependence have accelerated the global deployment of advanced vehicle technologies. In recent years, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and consumers have generally been successful in mutually deploying cleaner vehicle options with little sacrifice in cost, performance or overall utility. Projections ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.01.068

21. Area Freedom in Mexico from Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae): A Review of Over 30 Years of a Successful Containment Program Using an Integrated Area-Wide SIT Approach

Author:
Enkerlin Walther; Gutiérrez-Ruelas José Manuel; Cortes Antonio Villaseñor; Roldan Edgar Cotoc; Midgarden David; Lira Estuardo; López Jose Luis Zavala; Hendrichs Jorge; Liedo Pablo; Arriaga Francisco Javier Trujillo
Source:
Florida entomologist 2015 v.98 no.2 pp. 665-681
ISSN:
0015-4040
Subject:
Ceratitis capitata; attractants; baits; cost benefit analysis; cost effectiveness; federal government; females; global positioning systems; horticulture; industry; insect pests; insecticides; integrated pest management; males; monitoring; organizations; plant protection; scientists; sex determination analysis; sterile insect technique; surveys; traps; Guatemala; Mexico; United States
Abstract:
... The Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata, Wiedemann; Diptera: Tephritidae) is regarded as one of the most destructive insect pests worldwide. It was first detected in Mexico (border with Guatemala) in 1977 after it had spread throughout the Central American region. By 1982, using an area-wide IPM approach that included the Sterile Insect Technique, the Moscamed Program, established by the f ...
DOI:
10.1653/024.098.0242

22. Bioenergy and Invasive Plants: Quantifying and Mitigating Future Risks

Author:
Barney Jacob N.
Source:
Invasive plant science and management 2014 v.7 no.2 pp. 199-209
ISSN:
1939-747X
Subject:
Arundo donax; Miscanthus; Sorghum halepense; best management practices; bioenergy; biogeography; cost benefit analysis; energy; energy crops; feedstocks; grasses; habitats; industry; invasive species; issues and policy; models; planting; risk; risk assessment; supply chain; weeds; United States
Abstract:
... The United States is charging toward the largest expansion of agriculture in 10,000 years with vast acreages of primarily exotic perennial grasses planted for bioenergy that possess many traits that may confer invasiveness. Cautious integration of these crops into the bioeconomy must be accompanied by development of best management practices and regulation to mitigate the risk of invasion posed by ...
DOI:
10.1614/IPSM-D-13-00060.1

23. Public perspectives on genetic biocontrol technologies for controlling invasive fish

Author:
Leah M. Sharpe
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.6 pp. 1241-1256
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
attitudes and opinions; biological control; cost benefit analysis; environmental impact; focus groups; invasive species; lakes; researchers; risk assessment; stakeholders; Great Lakes; United States
Abstract:
... Understanding people’s knowledge, attitudes, and concerns about genetic biocontrol can help researchers understand the challenges and opportunities that may be encountered during development of these technologies. This study conducted eight focus groups in the United States Great Lakes and Lake Champlain region to assess different stakeholders’ views about genetic biocontrol technology, factors af ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-013-0545-5

24. Siting Is a Constraint to Realize Environmental Benefits from Carbon Capture and Storage

Author:
Sekar Ashok; Williams Eric; Chester Mikhail
Source:
Environmental Science & Technology 2014 v.48 no.19 pp. 11705-11712
ISSN:
1520-5851
Subject:
air; ammonia; carbon; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; coal; cost benefit analysis; ecosystem services; emissions; ethanolamine; geographical variation; particulates; power plants; sulfur dioxide; supply chain; uncertainty; United States
Abstract:
... Carbon capture and storage (CCS) for coal power plants reduces onsite carbon dioxide emissions, but affects other air emissions on and offsite. This research assesses the net societal benefits and costs of Monoethanolamine (MEA) CCS, valuing changes in emissions of CO₂, SO₂, NOX, NH₃ and particulate matter (PM), including those in the supply chain. Geographical variability and stochastic uncertain ...
DOI:
10.1021/es5003764

25. Comparison of hydrofluorosilicic acid and pharmaceutical sodium fluoride as fluoridating agents—A cost–benefit analysis

Author:
J. William Hirzy; Robert J. Carton; Christina D. Bonanni; Carly M. Montanero; Michael F. Nagle
Source:
Environmental Science and Policy 2013 v.29 pp. 81-86
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
arsenic; cost benefit analysis; cost estimates; drinking water; fluoridation; issues and policy; lead; pain; prices; risk; society; sodium; sodium fluoride; toothpaste; urinary bladder neoplasms; United States
Abstract:
... Water fluoridation programs in the United States and other countries which have them use either sodium fluoride (NaF), hydrofluorosilicic acid (HFSA) or the sodium salt of that acid (NaSF), all technical grade chemicals to adjust the fluoride level in drinking water to about 0.7–1mg/L. In this paper we estimate the comparative overall cost for U.S. society between using cheaper industrial grade HF ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2013.01.007

26. How Danish communal heat planning empowers municipalities and benefits individual consumers

Author:
Anna Chittum; Poul Alberg Østergaard
Source:
Energy Policy 2014 v.74 pp. 465-474
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
cost benefit analysis; cost effectiveness; decision making; energy; energy policy; heat; heating systems; local government; planning; politics; socioeconomics; Denmark; United States
Abstract:
... Danish municipal heat planning empowers municipalities to implement locally appropriate energy solutions that are the best fit for the locality as a whole and the individual consumers served. Supportive policies and actions at the national and local levels have encouraged heat planning that confers significant autonomy to local governments. By examining how power is distributed and shared by diffe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2014.08.001

27. Modeling Uncertainty of Estimated Illnesses Attributed to Non-O157:H7 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli and Its Impact on Illness Cost

Author:
Marks, Harry M.; Tohamy, Soumaya M.; Tsui, Flora
Source:
Journal of food protection 2013 v.76 no.6 pp. 945-952
ISSN:
0362-028X
Subject:
Economic Research Service; FoodNet (CDC); Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli; bacteria; cost benefit analysis; cost of illness analysis; databases; death; food availability; food pathogens; foodborne illness; issues and policy; models; uncertainty; United States
Abstract:
... Because of numerous reported foodborne illness cases due to non-O157:H7 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) bacteria in the United States and elsewhere, interest in requiring better control of these pathogens in the food supply has increased. Successfully putting forth regulations depends upon cost-benefit analyses. Policy decisions often depend upon an evaluation of the uncertainty of t ...
DOI:
10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-409
PubMed:
23726188

28. Pattern of expenditures for plant conservation under the Endangered Species Act

Author:
Vivian Negrón-Ortiz
Source:
Biological conservation 2014 v.171 pp. 36-43
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
Endangered Species Act of 1973; conservation plants; cost benefit analysis; cost effectiveness; cost estimates; endangered species; extinction; funding; growth and development; guidelines; indigenous species; natural resources conservation; risk; vertebrates; United States
Abstract:
... An estimated 31% of the native plant species in the United States are considered at risk of extinction, and 11% receive protection under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). But with current and projected threats, many at risk non-listed plant species will need protection under the ESA. Recovery priority guidelines based on a ranking system exist to help identify the most cost-effective use o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2014.01.018

29. Prospective cost–benefit analysis of a two-dimensional barcode for vaccine production, clinical documentation, and public health reporting and tracking

Author:
Alan C. O’Connor; Erin D. Kennedy; Ross J. Loomis; Saira N. Haque; Christine M. Layton; Warren W. Williams; Jacqueline B. Amoozegar; Fern M. Braun; Amanda A. Honeycutt; Cindy Weinbaum
Source:
Vaccine 2013 v.31 no.31 pp. 3179-3186
ISSN:
0264-410X
Subject:
Food and Drug Administration; Internet; barcoding; childhood; cost benefit analysis; data collection; drug therapy; immunization; medicine; monitoring; patients; product labeling; public health; surveys; vaccines; United States
Abstract:
... In the United States recording accurate vaccine lot numbers in immunization records is required by the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act and is necessary for public health surveillance and implementation of vaccine product recalls. However, this information is often missing or inaccurate in records. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires a linear barcode of the National Drug Code (NDC ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.04.073

30. Tools to aid post-wildfire assessment and erosion-mitigation treatment decisions

Author:
Peter R. Robichaud; Louise E. Ashmun
Source:
International journal of wildland fire 2013 v.22 no.1 pp. 95-105
ISSN:
1049-8001
Subject:
teams; managers; equipment; models; soil; wildfires; hydrology; cost benefit analysis; Internet; databases; prediction; United States
Abstract:
... A considerable investment in post-fire research over the past decade has improved our understanding of wildfire effects on soil, hydrology, erosion and erosion-mitigation treatment effectiveness. Using this new knowledge, we have developed several tools to assist land managers with post-wildfire assessment and treatment decisions, such as prediction models, research syntheses, equipment and method ...
DOI:
10.1071/WF11162

31. Why is risk aversion unaccounted for in environmental policy evaluations?

Author:
Noah Kaufman
Source:
Climatic change 2014 v.125 no.2 pp. 127-135
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
climate change; cost benefit analysis; economic theory; environmental law; environmental policy; policy analysis; risk; risk reduction; uncertainty; United States
Abstract:
... U.S. environmental regulations are increasingly influenced by cost-benefit analyses that are performed based on the guidance of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The OMB’s Circular A-4 directs Federal agencies to assume “risk neutrality” in conducting regulatory analysis, and in important instances, this guidance is not supported by economic theory. Risk neutrality is computationally conv ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-014-1146-8

32. The social cost of carbon emissions: Seven propositions

Author:
Duncan K. Foley; Armon Rezai; Lance Taylor
Source:
Economics letters 2013 v.121 no.1 pp. 90-97
ISSN:
0165-1765
Subject:
carbon; climate change; cost benefit analysis; discount rate; emissions; environmental policy; growth models; laws and regulations; welfare economics; United States
Abstract:
... Determining the social cost of carbon emissions (SCC) is a crucial step in the economic analysis of climate change policy as the US government’s recent decision to use a range of estimates of the SCC centered at $77/tC (or, equivalently, $21/tCO2) in cost-benefit analyses of proposed emission-control legislation underlines. This note reviews the welfare economics theory fundamental to the estimati ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.econlet.2013.07.006

33. Cost–benefit analysis of hospital based postpartum vaccination with combined tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap)

Author:
Yao Ding; Sylvia H. Yeh; Chris Anna M. Mink; Kenneth M. Zangwill; Norma J. Allred; Joel W. Hay
Source:
Vaccine 2013 v.31 no.22 pp. 2558-2564
ISSN:
0264-410X
Subject:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; cost benefit analysis; cost estimates; decision support systems; health services; immunity; infants; models; mothers; tetanus; vaccination; vaccines; United States
Abstract:
... To assess the economic benefits associated with hospital-based postpartum Tdap (combined tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis) vaccination.A decision tree model was constructed to calculate the potential cost–benefit of this strategy from both a health care system and a societal perspective. Probabilities and costs were derived from published literature, data reported ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.03.053

34. Application of the diminishing returns concept in the hydroecologic restoration of riverscapes

Author:
Heida L. Diefenderfer; Gary E. Johnson; John R. Skalski; Stephen A. Breithaupt; André M. Coleman
Source:
Landscape ecology 2012 v.27 no.5 pp. 671-682
ISSN:
0921-2973
Subject:
cost benefit analysis; ecological restoration; ecosystems; floodplains; habitats; hydrology; models; program planning; rivers; salmon; Columbia River; United States
Abstract:
... Increasing our knowledge of unplanned anthropogenic synergies, which have affected ecosystems since prehistory, may facilitate ecological restoration. Predictive relationships between spatial pattern and ecosystem processes and functions in riverscapes have the potential to inform applied ecosystem restoration planning and design, where principles are needed for large-scale river reconnections. Al ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10980-012-9713-8

35. Biofuels and biodiversity

Author:
John Wiens; Joseph Fargione; Jason Hill
Source:
Ecological applications 2011 v.21 no.4 pp. 1085-1095
ISSN:
1051-0761
Subject:
Conservation Reserve Program; biodiversity; biofuels; carbon cycle; corn; cost benefit analysis; cropland; economic development; energy; energy costs; ethanol; feedstocks; fuel production; grasslands; greenhouse gas emissions; habitats; land use; landscapes; liquids; oils; wastes; United States
Abstract:
... The recent increase in liquid biofuel production has stemmed from a desire to reduce dependence on foreign oil, mitigate rising energy prices, promote rural economic development, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The growth of this industry has important implications for biodiversity, the effects of which depend largely on which biofuel feedstocks are being grown and the spatial extent and land ...
DOI:
10.1890/09-0673.1

36. Coastal Erosion as a Natural Resource Management Problem: An Economic Perspective

Author:
Craig E. Landry
Source:
Coastal management 2011 v.39 no.3 pp. 259-281
ISSN:
1521-0421
Subject:
beaches; business enterprises; coasts; consultants; cost benefit analysis; dynamic models; econometric models; engineering; equations; forces; government agencies; landscapes; natural resource management; opportunity costs; soil erosion; storm damage; United States
Abstract:
... Natural forces render the coastal environment an evolving landscape, with the majority of coastline in the U.S. exhibiting net erosion in recent decades. This article provides an interdisciplinary introduction to economic dynamic optimization models for analyzing beach replenishment and explores differences between these theoretically based welfare economic models and typical applications of benef ...
DOI:
10.1080/08920753.2011.566121

37. Is the Cotton Checkoff Program Worth the Cost

Author:
Capps, Oral Jr.; Williams, Gary W.
Source:
Journal of cotton science 2011 v.15 no.2 pp. 109-126
Subject:
check-off programs; cost benefit analysis; cotton industry; crop production; fabrics; farmers; generic advertising; imports; lint cotton; markets; models; profitability; sales; synthetic fibers; United States
Abstract:
... The U.S. cotton industry operates a government-established program to enhance the profitability of U.S. cotton production through generic advertising and promotional activities intended to expand the demand for cotton. Operated by the Cotton Board, the so-called cotton checkoff program is financed by an assessment on domestic cotton sales and imports that amounted to nearly $75 million in 2007. Ho ...

38. Merging mobility and energy vision with hybrid electric vehicles and vehicle infrastructure integration

Author:
Yiming He; Mashrur Chowdhury; Yongchang Ma; Pierluigi Pisu
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.41 no. pp. 599-609
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
automobiles; cost benefit analysis; data collection; energy; energy conservation; federal government; industry; infrastructure; prediction; transportation; United States
Abstract:
... As the U.S. federal government is seeking useful applications of Vehicle-Infrastructure Integration (VII) and encouraging a greener and more efficient automobile industry, this paper demonstrated a path to meet the national transportation goal via VII. An impact study was conducted in a midsize U.S. metropolitan area on the potential of utilizing VII communication in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2011.11.021

39. Multidisciplinary nutritional support for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A cost–benefit analysis

Author:
Shotaro Hagiwara; Tatsuya Mori; Hayato Tuchiya; Someyo Sato; Misato Higa; Mika Watahiki; Miho Hoshina; Tomomi Mochizuki; Takiko Chiba; Akiyoshi Miwa; Shoji Kawachi
Source:
Nutrition 2011 v.27 no.11-12 pp. 1112-1117
ISSN:
0899-9007
Subject:
antibiotics; cell transplantation; cost benefit analysis; death; food intake; hyperglycemia; mortality; patients; stem cells; teams; total parenteral nutrition; United States
Abstract:
... OBJECTIVE: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the economic and clinical efficacy of a multidisciplinary nutritional support team (NST) for autologous stem cell transplantation. METHODS: We performed a retrospective cost–benefit analysis of autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in patients with and without NST intervention at a single institute. Patients (n = 120) had undergon ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.nut.2010.11.010
PubMed:
21482071

40. Accommodating non-market values in evaluation of wildfire management in the United States: challenges and opportunities

Author:
Venn, Tyron J.; Calkin, David E.
Source:
International journal of wildland fire 2011 v.20 no.3 pp. 327-339
ISSN:
1049-8001
Subject:
cost benefit analysis; issues and policy; natural resource management; research support; risk; society; state forests; wildfires; wildland fire management; United States
Abstract:
... Forests in the United States generate many non-market benefits for society that can be enhanced and diminished by wildfire and wildfire management. The Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy (1995, updated 2001), and subsequent Guidance to the Implementation of that policy provided in 2009, require fire management priorities be set on the basis of values to be protected (including natural and cul ...
DOI:
10.1071/WF09095

41. A Benefit‐Cost Analysis of U.S. Agricultural Trade Promotion

Author:
Henry W. Kinnucan; Hailong Cai
Source:
American journal of agricultural economics 2011 v.93 no.1 pp. 194-208
ISSN:
0002-9092
Subject:
agricultural economics; agricultural products; agricultural trade; cost benefit analysis; domestic markets; exports; prices; subsidies; United States
Abstract:
... Subsidies for nonprice export promotion can harm domestic consumers by increasing price in the domestic market and by diverting funds from domestic market promotion. Taking these consumer impacts into account, we find that federal expenditures for nonprice export promotion of farm products may be too high. ...
DOI:
10.1093/ajae/aaq115

42. Biodiversity conservation in the era of biofuels: risks and opportunities

Author:
Robert J Fletcher Jr; Bruce A Robertson; Jason Evans; Patrick J Doran; Janaki RR Alavalapati; Douglas W Schemske
Source:
Frontiers in ecology and the environment 2011 v.9 no.3 pp. 161-168
ISSN:
1540-9295
Subject:
adverse effects; biodiversity; biofuels; birds; breeding; corn; cost benefit analysis; energy crops; fuel production; grasslands; habitats; indigenous species; land use change; meta-analysis; risk; United States
Abstract:
... Growing demand for alternative energy sources has contributed to increased biofuel production, but the effects on biodiversity of land‐use change to biofuel crops remain unclear. Using a meta‐analysis for crops being used or considered in the US, we find that vertebrate diversity and abundance are generally lower in biofuel crop habitats relative to the non‐crop habitats that these crops may repla ...
DOI:
10.1890/090091

43. Does lamb promotion work

Author:
Williams, Gary W.; Capps, Oral Jr.; Dang, Trang
Source:
Agribusiness 2010 v.26 no.4 pp. 536-556
ISSN:
0742-4477
Subject:
sheep industry; imports; cost benefit analysis; advertising; econometrics; United States
Abstract:
... Three key questions regarding lamb promotion are addressed: (a) Have industry efforts to promote lamb shifted out the total demand for lamb? (b) Have any returns to producers achieved been greater than the cost of the promotion? (c) What has been the effect of lamb promotion on the lamb import share? The first question is addressed through an econometric analysis of the U.S. retail demand for lamb ...
DOI:
10.1002/agr.20228

44. ORFA: introducing a method for maximizing social profit from soil remediation funds

Author:
Karachaliou, Theodora; Kaliampakos, Dimitris
Source:
Journal of soils and sediments 2011 v.11 no.2 pp. 260-270
ISSN:
1439-0108
Subject:
algorithms; brownfields; cleaning; computer software; cost benefit analysis; cost effectiveness; economic valuation; environmental economics; methodology; mining; polluted soils; risk assessment process; society; soil remediation; Greece; United States
Abstract:
... Purpose Contaminated land is a major problem. The remediation cost of brownfields in Europe and the USA exceeds 550 billion €; however, rehabilitation is on a slow pace. It is estimated that the money spent so far correspond to just 5% of the required one to eliminate the problem. The high cost of remediation, along with the inefficiency of the available funds, gives rise to a need for a method to ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-010-0288-1

45. Returns to Integrated Pest Management Research and Outreach for Soybean Aphid

Author:
Song, Feng; Swinton, Scott M.
Source:
Journal of economic entomology 2009 v.102 no.6 pp. 2116-2125
ISSN:
0022-0493
Subject:
insect pests; insecticides; pest monitoring; soybeans; plant pests; control methods; crop yield; cost benefit analysis; integrated pest management; cost effectiveness; insect control; risk reduction; Aphis glycines; plant damage; surpluses; United States
Abstract:
... Soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura, is a major invasive pest that has caused substantial yield loss and increased insecticide use in the United States since its discovery in 2000. Using the economic surplus approach, we estimate the economic benefits of U.S. research and outreach for integrated pest management (IPM) of soybean aphid. We calculate ex ante net benefits from adoption of an IPM e ...
DOI:
10.1603/029.102.0615
PubMed:
20069840

46. Farm Household Income and Transfer Efficiency: An Evaluation of United States Farm Program Payments

Author:
Thompson, Wyatt; Mishra, Ashok K.; Dewbre, Joe
Source:
American journal of agricultural economics 2009 v.91 no.5 pp. 1296-1301
ISSN:
0002-9092
Subject:
macroeconomics; household income; government payments; farmers; farm income; revenue insurance; agricultural subsidies; cost benefit analysis; microeconomics; United States
DOI:
10.1111/j.1467-8276.2009.01300.x

47. Measuring the effectiveness of U.S. rice export promotion programs

Author:
Rusmevichientong, Pimbucha; Kaiser, Harry M.
Source:
Agribusiness 2009 v.25 no.2 pp. 215-230
ISSN:
0742-4477
Subject:
rice; exports; export policies; cost benefit analysis; econometric models; economic costs; demand elasticities; commodity prices; foreign markets; market competition; United States
Abstract:
... Three issues are examined relating to U.S. rice export promotion. First, the responsiveness of U.S. rice export demand with respect to U.S. rice export promotion is measured to determine the quantity impacts of these programs. Second, the overall effectiveness of the programs is examined in terms of whether the benefits exceed the cost. Finally, the optimality of U.S. rice export promotion in term ...
DOI:
10.1002/agr.20197

48. Regulating Agricultural Imports To Keep Out Foreign Pests and Disease

Author:
Livingston, Michael; Osteen, Craig; Roberts, Donna
Source:
Amber waves : the economics of food, farming, natural resources, and rural America 2008 v.6 no.4 pp. 2267-2282
ISSN:
1545-875X
Subject:
Ceratitis capitata; clementines; agricultural law; imports; case studies; import policies; cost benefit analysis; quarantine; risk reduction; economic impact; plant protection; United States; Spain
Handle:
10113/20328

49. Consumer perceptions of foods processed by innovative and emerging technologies: A conjoint analytic study

Author:
Cardello, A.V.; Schutz, H.G.; Lesher, L.L.
Source:
Innovative food science & emerging technologies 2007 v.8 no.1 pp. 73-83
ISSN:
1466-8564
Subject:
consumer acceptance; genetically modified foods; marketing strategies; consumer information; advertising; minimally processed foods; consumer attitudes; consumer preferences; pressure treatment; consumer surveys; risk assessment; nonthermal processing; cost benefit analysis; food irradiation; food safety; perceptions (cognitive); United States
DOI:
10.1016/j.ifset.2006.07.002

50. Economic impacts of glyphosate-resistant crops

Author:
Gianessi, Leonard P.
Source:
Pest management science 2008 v.64 no.4 pp. 346-352
ISSN:
1526-498X
Subject:
transgenic plants; resistance management; herbicide resistance; glyphosate; genetic engineering; genetic improvement; crops; crop production; crop acreage; tillage; economic impact; profitability; input costs; seeds; cost benefit analysis; United States; Canada
Abstract:
... Glyphosate-resistant crops have been widely planted since their introduction in 1996. Growers have numerous choices for herbicide treatments and have chosen to plant glyphosate-resistant crops on the basis of economic factors. The economic effects of the widespread planting of glyphosate-resistant crops have included reductions in herbicide expenses, increases in seed costs, increased yield and ch ...
DOI:
10.1002/ps.1490
PubMed:
18181242

51. Farm-level economic analysis of the US National Johne's Disease Demonstration Herd Project

Author:
Groenendaal, Huybert; Wolf, Christopher A.
Source:
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2008 v.233 no.12 pp. 1852-1858
ISSN:
0003-1488
Subject:
cattle diseases; dairy herds; disease prevention; economic costs; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; paratuberculosis; dairy cattle; herd health; control methods; governmental programs and projects; dairy farm management; cost benefit analysis; dairy herd management; screening; Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis; disease surveillance; United States
DOI:
10.2460/javma.233.12.1852

52. Review of Urban Stormwater Quality Models: Deterministic, Stochastic, and Hybrid Approaches

Author:
Obropta, C.C.; Kardos, J.S.
Source:
Journal of the American Water Resources Association 2007 v.43 no.6 pp. 1508-1523
ISSN:
1093-474X
Subject:
urban areas; cost benefit analysis; urban runoff; stormwater management; stochastic processes; case studies; surface water; hydrologic models; water pollution; land use change; simulation models; water quality; stormwater; best management practices; prediction; sewage; water treatment; rain; environmental impact; pollution load; United States; Europe
Abstract:
... The growing impact of urban stormwater on surface-water quality has illuminated the need for more accurate modeling of stormwater pollution. Water quality based regulation and the movement towards integrated urban water management place a similar demand for improved stormwater quality model predictions. The physical, chemical, and biological processes that affect stormwater quality need to be bett ...

53. Soil Conservation Preserves Reservoir Benefits Nationwide

Author:
Hansen, L.
Source:
Amber waves : the economics of food, farming, natural resources, and rural America 2008 v.6 no.3 pp. 1-3
ISSN:
1545-875X
Subject:
sediments; soil conservation; agricultural runoff; cost benefit analysis; soil erosion; sediment deposition; United States
Handle:
10113/17343

54. Special Issue in Memory of Bruce Gardner 1942-2008: Dedication and Introduction

Author:
Richard E. Just; Andrew Schmitz
Source:
Journal of agricultural & food industrial organization 2008 v.6 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
1542-0485
Subject:
agricultural policy; biofuels; cost benefit analysis; economic impact; energy; ethanol; imports; land use; markets; occupations; oils; private research; subsidies; tariffs; United States
Abstract:
... Bruce L. Gardner was a giant in the agricultural economics profession. He was a brilliant academician, and had a major influence on U.S. farm policy over several decades and a number of presidential administrations. This special issue contains eight papers in his memory. One paper deals with the interface between public and private research, another deals with the compensation principle as the bas ...
DOI:
10.2202/1542-0485.1243

55. Comparison of three systems for concurrent production of lamb meat and wool

Author:
Lupton, C.J.; Huston, J.E.; Craddock, B.F.; Pfeiffer, F.A.; Polk, W.L.
Source:
Small ruminant research 2007 v.72 no.2-3 pp. 133-140
ISSN:
0921-4488
Subject:
floors; lamb meat; meat production; dual-purpose breeds; pastures; feedlots; extensive farming; free range husbandry; meat quality; liveweight gain; lamb feeding; animal housing; fiber quality; lambs; cost benefit analysis; intensive livestock farming; wool; carcass composition; United States
Abstract:
... An innovative lamb-feeding facility with a raised-slatted floor (RF) was designed and built for the purposes of concurrently producing high-quality, high-value wool and large, lean lamb carcasses. A ration was formulated to provide a low rate of gain in order that lambs attained slaughter weight (59 kg) when they were approximately 12 month of age because a 12-month fleece is a prerequisite for hi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.smallrumres.2006.10.002

56. A Rule of One

Author:
Shogren, Jason F.
Source:
American journal of agricultural economics 2006 v.88 no.5 pp. 1147-1159
ISSN:
0002-9092
Subject:
agricultural economics; market power; game theory; human behavior; economic policy; decision making; decision support systems; market prices; cost benefit analysis; United States
DOI:
10.1111/j.1467-8276.2005.00926.x

57. Welfare effects of forestry best management practices in the United States

Author:
Sun, C.
Source:
Canadian journal of forest research = 2006 v.36 no.7 pp. 1674-1683
ISSN:
0045-5067
Subject:
forest economics; logging; supply elasticities; simulation models; state forests; forest industries; equations; best management practices; forest management; nonpoint source pollution; cost benefit analysis; econometric models; stakeholders; environmental protection; landowners; United States
Abstract:
... State forestry best management practice (BMP) programs have been widely developed and implemented to prevent nonpoint source water pollution in the past three decades. The unanswered question is how forestry BMPs have affected the welfare positions of consumers, mills, loggers, and forest landowners. A Muth-type equilibrium displacement model was constructed to examine welfare changes of these sta ...
DOI:
10.1139/X06-052

58. Economic impacts of the mortality rate for suckling pigs in the United States

Author:
Losinger, W.C.
Source:
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2005 v.227 no.6 pp. 896-902
ISSN:
0003-1488
Subject:
piglets; mortality; economic impact; measurement; cost benefit analysis; supply balance; pork; elasticities; estimation; livestock production; finishing; livestock prices; agribusiness; United States
DOI:
10.2460/javma.2005.227.896

59. Input quality in the sugar beet industry

Author:
Boland, Michael; Marsh, Thomas L.
Source:
Journal of agricultural and resource economics 2006 v.31 no.1 pp. 114-128
ISSN:
1068-5502
Subject:
quality control; sugar beet; cost benefit analysis; vertical integration; data analysis; food processing plants; food quality; white sugar; United States

60. An ex ante analysis of the benefits from the adoption of corn rootworm resistant transgenic corn technology

Author:
Alston, J.M.; Hyde, J.; Marra, M.C.; Mitchell, P.D.
Source:
Agbioforum 2002 v.5 no.3 pp. 223-226
ISSN:
1522-936X
Subject:
biotechnology; Diabrotica; cost benefit analysis; transgenic plants; innovation adoption; genetic resistance; United States
Abstract:
... If a new corn rootworm resistant transgenic corn technology had been adopted on all of the United States acres treated for corn rootworm in the year 2000, the total benefits in that year alone would have been $460 million: $171 million to the technology developer and seed companies, $231 million to farmers from yield gains, and a further $58 million to farmers as nonpecuniary benefits associated w ...

61. Potential short-term economic benefits of improved glycemic control: a managed care perspective

Author:
Menzin, J.; Langley-Hawthorne, C.; Friedman, M.; Boulanger, L.; Cavanaugh, R.
Source:
Diabetes care 2001 v.24 no.1 pp. 51-55
ISSN:
0149-5992
Subject:
health care costs; diabetes mellitus; blood glucose; cost benefit analysis; United States
DOI:
10.2337/diacare.24.1.51
PubMed:
11194241

62. Environmental concerns and risks of genetically modified crops: economic contributions to the debate

Author:
Mooney, S.; Klein, K.K.
Source:
Canadian journal of agricultural economics 1999 v.47 no.4 pp. 437-444
ISSN:
0008-3976
Subject:
crops; environmental impact; cost benefit analysis; risk assessment; Canada; United States
DOI:
10.1111/j.1744-7976.1999.tb00441.x

63. Mandatory versus voluntary approaches to food safety

Author:
Segerson, K.
Source:
Agribusiness 1999 v.15 no.1 pp. 53-70
ISSN:
0742-4477
Subject:
food safety; consumer protection; cost benefit analysis; equations; laws and regulations; government and administration; United States
Abstract:
... Food safety policy is currently based on a combination of voluntary measures undertaken by producers and regulatory measures imposed, for example, by the US Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration (e.g., mandatory HACCP systems). This article addresses the question of whether reliance on voluntary approaches is likely to lead to adequate consumer protection. Drawing on recen ...
DOI:
10.1002/(SICI)1520-6297(199924)15:1<53::AID-AGR4>3.0.CO;2-G

64. "Maximizing the environmental benefits per dollar expended": an economic interpretation and review of agricultural environmental benefits and costs

Author:
Poe, G.L.
Source:
Society & natural resources 1999 v.12 no.6 pp. 571-598
ISSN:
0894-1920
Subject:
groundwater; surface water; water pollution; environmental law; agricultural policy; cost benefit analysis; welfare economics; United States
DOI:
10.1080/089419299279452

65. Valuing the benefits and costs of improved food safety and nutrition

Author:
Caswell, J.A.
Source:
Australian journal of agricultural and resource economics 1998 v.42 no.4 pp. 409-424
ISSN:
1364-985X
Subject:
meat; nutrition; food quality; market prices; cost benefit analysis; statistical analysis; poultry products; case studies; food safety; poultry; United States
DOI:
10.1111/1467-8489.00060

66. Economic returns to research in Hessian fly (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) resistant bread-wheat varieties in Morocco

Author:
Azzam, A.; Azzam, S.; Lhaloui, S.; Amri, A.; El Bouhssini, M.; Moussaoui, M.
Source:
Journal of economic entomology 1997 v.90 no.1 pp. 1-5
ISSN:
0022-0493
Subject:
Triticum aestivum; Mayetiola destructor; varieties; germplasm; plant breeding; varietal resistance; research projects; agricultural research; costs and returns; cost benefit analysis; international cooperation; Morocco; United States
Abstract:
... Approximately $1.5 million has been invested by the United States and Morocco since 1980 in Morocco to develop bread-wheat varieties resistant to the Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor (Say). Although this effort has proven to be successful in the development of resistant varieties, research programs of this type rarely are evaluated for economic returns. As part of a comprehensive impact assessmen ...
DOI:
10.1093/jee/90.1.1

67. An Evaluation of the Canada‐U.S. Wheat Agreement of 1994

Author:
Colin A. Carter; Donald MacLaren
Source:
American journal of agricultural economics 1997 v.79 no.3 pp. 703-714
ISSN:
0002-9092
Subject:
North American Free Trade Agreement; wheat; tariffs; international trade; cost benefit analysis; trade negotiations; United States; Canada
Abstract:
... The U.S. government notified the GATT in 1994 that it intended to increase tariff rates on wheat and barley imported from Canada. This threat of increased permanent protection resulted in Canada voluntarily agreeing to restrict wheat sales to the United States. Why would Canada agree to this outcome which would lead to a welfare loss? The payoffs to each country associated with alternative trade w ...
DOI:
10.2307/1244413

68. Market Effects of Cotton Integrated Pest Management

Author:
Fred C. White; Michael E. Wetzstein
Source:
American journal of agricultural economics 1995 v.77 no.3 pp. 602-612
ISSN:
0002-9092
Subject:
dynamic models; innovation adoption; input prices; Gossypium; cost benefit analysis; integrated pest management; production functions; taxes; United States
Abstract:
... Widely reported research results indicate that cotton integrated pest management (IPM) generally reduces chemical use and increases net returns. Despite these favorable research results, many farmers have not adopted IPM and others have adopted only some of the available technologies. Given rising marginal costs and diminishing marginal benefits from IPM technology transfer, an optimal control fra ...
DOI:
10.2307/1243228

69. Health costs and benefits of fungicide use in agriculture: a literature review

Author:
Schneider, E.F.; Dickert, K.J.
Source:
Journal of agromedicine 1994 v.1 no.1 pp. 19-37
ISSN:
1059-924X
Subject:
fungicides; mycotoxins; mycotoxicosis; health hazards; cost benefit analysis; United States
DOI:
10.1300/J096v01n01_03

70. Estimating the economic value of honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) as agricultural pollinators in the United States

Author:
Southwick, E.E.; Southwick, L. Jr.
Source:
Journal of economic entomology 1992 v.85 no.3 pp. 621-633
ISSN:
0022-0493
Subject:
crop yield; cost benefit analysis; pollination; Apis mellifera; mathematical models; United States
Abstract:
... The economic gains due to honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) agricultural pollination are evaluated. The method of analysis focuses on the gains to consumers through lower prices for crops that are benefited by honey bees. Economic demand functions for the major agricultural crops that are pollinated by bees are estimated. The amounts by which the yields of pollinated crops are increased are estimated ...
DOI:
10.1093/jee/85.3.621

71. The economics of fertilizer use in the United States

Author:
Haskell, S.B.
Source:
Agronomy journal 1925 v.17 no.4 pp. 198-210
ISSN:
0002-1962
Subject:
crop production; fertilizer application; cost benefit analysis; United States
DOI:
10.2134/agronj1925.00021962001700040002x

72. The economics of soil liming: an appraisal of monetary returns

Author:
Slipher, J.A.
Source:
Agronomy journal 1925 v.17 no.4 pp. 211-232
ISSN:
0002-1962
Subject:
crop production; fertilizer application; liming; cost benefit analysis; United States
Abstract:
... Summarizing, the following points with reference to the economic aspects of liming are outstanding: A true economic appraisal of liming must comprehend all elements of cost and outlay as well as all forms of gain secured. The outlay inherent in liming embraces more than cost of material, it rightfully includes cost of harvesting and marketing the crop increase. Liming costs proper should include n ...
DOI:
10.2134/agronj1925.00021962001700040003x