University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Stochastic Technology, Risk Preferences, and the Use of Pollution Inputs

Shankar, Bhavani

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Title
Stochastic Technology, Risk Preferences, and the Use of Pollution Inputs
Author(s)
Shankar, Bhavani
Issue Date
1999
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
  • Braden, John B.
  • Nelson, Charles H.
Department of Study
Agricultural Economics
Discipline
Agricultural Economics
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Environmental Sciences
Language
eng
Abstract
"It is argued that these findings might help clarify the ""underuse puzzle"" observed in previous studies of aggregate pesticide use in US agriculture. These studies may have interpreted the effect of positive marginal risk premium for aggregate pesticide use as puzzling pesticide underuse."
Graduation Semester
1999
Type of Resource
text
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