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Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology

Economics and Policy

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  • © 2006

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Editors:
  1. Richard E. Just

    1. University of Maryland, USA

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  2. Julian M. Alston

    1. University of California, Davis

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  3. David Zilberman

    1. University of California, Berkeley

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  • Broadest perspective of any current book on the economics of biotech regulation
  • Authors are world renown agricultural economists
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Natural Resource Management and Policy (NRMP, volume 30)

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology: Introduction and Overview

      • Richard E. Just, David Zilberman, Julian M. Alston
      Pages 3-17

  3. Agricultural Biotechnology in the Context of a Regulated Agricultural Sector

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Technological Regulation in U.S. Agriculture

      1. Economic Analysis and Regulating Pesticide Biotechnology at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
        • Derek Berwald, Sharlene Matten, David Widawsky
        Pages 21-35
      2. Compliance Costs for Regulatory Approval of New Biotech Crops
        • Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes, Julian M. Alston, Kent J. Bradford
        Pages 37-57
      3. Regulation of Technology in the Context of U.S. Agricultural Policy
        • Bruce Gardner
        Pages 59-79
      4. Managing Liabilities Arising from Agricultural Biotechnology
        • Stuart Smyth, Peter W. B. Phillips, W. A. Kerr
        Pages 81-101

    3. Benefits from Agricultural Biotechnologies

      1. Status of Agricultural Biotechnology: An International Perspective
        • Robert E. Evenson
        Pages 103-123
      2. Interactions Between Trade Policies and GM Food Regulations
        • Kym Anderson
        Pages 125-143

    4. Hidden Benefits of Agricultural Biotechnologies

      1. The Value of Non-Pecuniary Characteristics of Crop Biotechnologies: A New Look at the Evidence
        • Michele C. Marra, Nicholas E. Piggott
        Pages 145-177
      2. Bt Corn’s Reduction of Mycotoxins: Regulatory Decisions and Public Opinion
        • Felicia Wu
        Pages 179-200

    5. Consumer and Market Acceptance of Agricultural Biotechnologies

      1. Consumer Attitudes and Market Resistance to Biotech Products
        • Wallace E. Huffman, Matt Rousu
        Pages 201-225
      2. Comparison of Consumer Responses to Genetically Modified Foods in Asia, North America, and Europe
        • Jill J. McCluskey, Kristine M. Grimsrud, Thomas I. Wahl
        Pages 227-240

  4. Conceptual Issues in Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 241-241
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    2. The Causes of Regulations and Their Impacts

      1. The Economics of Biotechnology Regulation
        • David Zilberman
        Pages 243-261
      2. Labeling Regulations and Segregation of First- and Second-Generation GM Products: Innovation Incentives and Welfare Effects
        • GianCarlo Moschini, Harvey Lapan
        Pages 263-281

    3. Environmental Risks of Agricultural Biotechnologies and Regulatory Response

      1. Regulation of Technology in the Context of Risk Generation
        • Erik Lichtenberg
        Pages 283-299
      2. Environmental Effects of Genetically Modified Crops: Differentiated Risk Assessment and Management
        • David E. Ervin, Rick Welsh
        Pages 301-326
      3. Irreversibility, Uncertainty, and the Adoption of Transgenic Crops: Experiences from Applications to HT Sugar Beets, HT Corn, and Bt Corn
        • Sara Scatasta, Justus Wesseler, Matty Demont
        Pages 327-352
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REGULATING AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY: ECONOMICS AND POLICY Chapter 1 REGULATING AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Richard E. Just,* David Zilberman/ and Julian M. Alston * University of Maryland, * University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Davis Abstract: This chapter introduces the topic of this book, drawing upon the content of its chapters. An overview is provided on the economics of technological regulation as applied to agricultural crop biotechnologies. Key elements of agricultural biotechnology regulation in the United States are summarized. Key words: agricultural biotechnologies, causes and consequences of technological regula­ tion, overview and synthesis 1. INTRODUCTION Agricultural biotechnologies apply modern knowledge in molecular and cell biology to produce new varieties and similar genetic materials. The use of genetically modified (GM) crop varieties has grown dramatically since they were introduced in 1995, and large portions of the land allocated to corn, soybeans, and cotton are grown with these varieties. The evidence from the United States, Canada, China, India, Brazil, and Argentina suggests that these applications of biotechnology in agriculture increase yield, reduce the use of pesticides, and save production costs.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Maryland, USA

    Richard E. Just

  • University of California, Davis

    Julian M. Alston

  • University of California, Berkeley

    David Zilberman

About the editors

Richard E. Just is Distinguished University Professor and former Chair, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland at College Park.

Julian M. Alston is Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California at Davis.

David Zilberman is Chair, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California at Berkeley.

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