TARGETING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN AGRICULTURE: IPM AND BMPS AS ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Nonparametric technical efficiency estimates of potentially polluting input use in soybean and wheat indicate substantial heterogeneity across farms. This implies large costs would be associated with uniform standards or incentives to regulate these inputs. While technical efficiency is not observable, indicators of environmentally beneficial practices are found useful predictors.

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Year of publication:	1999
Authors:	Weaver, Robert D. ; Kim, Taeho
Institutions:	Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA
Subject:	technical efficiency \| DEA \| environment performance \| pollution \| Environmental Economics and Policy

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Series:	1999 Annual meeting, August 8-11, Nashville, TN.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 1999 Annual meeting, August 8-11, Nashville, TN Number 21576
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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