William H. Kaye-Blake, Caroline M. Saunders, and Paul DalzielLincoln University, New Zealand. This article presents research estimating the economic contribution made by the uptake of biotechnology in the primary sector of New Zealand. It focuses on the impact of four biotechnologies: clonal…
Jeffrey Vitale and Tracey BoyerOklahoma State University.Rafael Uaiene and John H. SandersPurdue University. pest management grows increasingly obsolete and insects remain a major adversary of its farming. Opponents of biotechnology cite concerns over the scientific boundaries and potential North-South domination that transgenic…
Valerie Esposito and Jane KolodinskyUniversity of Vermont. Given the uncertainty of the use of genetic engineering in production of genetically modified (GM) foods, it remains the subject of one of the most vitriolic scientific debates throughout the globe. Newer facets of the…
John KruseGlobal Insight.Patrick Westhoff, Seth Meyer, and Wyatt ThompsonUniversity of Missouri-Columbia. The exponential growth of the biofuels industry has created significant increases in feed prices to the livestock sector. In February and March of 2007, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the…
Alejandro Plastina and Konstantinos GiannakasUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln. This paper develops a model of heterogeneous producers and consumers to analyze the market and welfare effects of the introduction of GM products in small open developing economies. Analytical results show that while the agronomic…
