Craig A. Bond, Colin A. Carter, and Y. Hossein FarzinDepartment of Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis This paper gives estimates of the potential profitability of herbi- cide-tolerant (HT) rice cultivation in the Sacramento Valley region of California. We estimate first-year returns…

Kym Anderson and Lee Ann JacksonCentre for International Economic Studies, University of Adelaide, South Australia A global computable general equilibrium model is used to exam- ine how adoption of genetically modified (GM) biotechnology affects the welfare of interest groups within the United…

William W. Wilson, Edward L. Janzen, and Bruce L. DahlDepartment of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo There are several contentious issues remaining in the development of genetically modified (GM) wheats. This paper summarizes current knowledge and critical issues…

Roger A. SedjoSenior Fellow and Director, Forest Economics and Policy Program, Resources for the Future, Washington, DC In recent years, the application of biotechnology to agriculture has resulted in a host of changes and innovations. Transgenic (genetically modified) crops are now common…

Andrew J. Cook and John R. FairweatherAgribusiness and Economics Research Unit, Lincoln University, New Zealand This study examines changes in the intentions, attitudes, and beliefs of farmers regarding their use of gene technology. Of 656 respondents to a postal survey in 2000,…

Wanki Moon and Siva K. BalasubramanianSouthern Illinois University Carbondale Our study provides a descriptive analysis of contingent valuation survey data to examine whether there is market for genetically modified (GM) foods in the European Union (EU). Thus far, consumers in the EU…

James F. Oehmke and Christopher A. WolfDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University A new measure of concentration is developed for innovation markets. The new measure accounts for strategic alliances in which one biotechnology firm grants another firm access to its proprietary…

Robert StreifferDepartment of Medical History and Bioethics, Department of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-MadisonAlan RubelDepartment of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Madison In their article “Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods: Does It Really Provide Consumer Choice?,” which appeared in AgBioForum 6(1&2), Carter and Gruère…

Colin A. Carter and Guillaume P. GruèreDepartment of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California-Davis In their comment “Choice Versus Autonomy in the GM Food Labeling Debate,” philosophers Robert Streiffer and Alan Rubel (hereafter referred to as “S&R”) argue that our article…

Michele C. MarraProfessor of Agricultural Economics, North Carolina State University The compendium of studies that make up this book, along with the cohesive introduction and conclusion sections written by the editor, presents a comprehensive picture of the global impacts of crop biotechnologies…