US agricultural sector analysis on pesticide externalities - the impact of climate change and a Pigovian tax Academic Article

abstract

• Residuals from agricultural pesticides threaten the environment and human health. Climate change alters these externalities because it affects pest pressure and pesticide application rates. This study examines damages from pesticide externalities in US agriculture under different climate projections and the effects of alternative regulations. We find divergent impacts of externality regulation and climate change on agricultural production in the US. A Pigovian tax on pesticide externalities generally increases crop production cost, but farm revenue improves because of increased commodity prices. Climate change generally decreases US farm revenue because production increases and prices fall. Results also show a heterogeneous effect of climate change on pest management intensities across major crops. 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

authors

• Mccarl, Bruce

published proceedings

• CLIMATIC CHANGE

altmetric score

• 1.25

author list (cited authors)

• Shakhramanyan, N. G., Schneider, U. A., & McCarl, B. A.

citation count

• 7

complete list of authors

• Shakhramanyan, Nikolinka G||Schneider, Uwe A||McCarl, Bruce A

publication date

• April 2013

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Climatic Change  Journal

keywords

• 13 Climate Action
• 2 Zero Hunger
• 30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences
• 38 Economics
• 3801 Applied Economics

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/s10584-012-0585-3

start page

• 711

end page

• 723

volume

• 117

issue

• 4

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1007%2Fs10584-012-0585-3

user-defined tag

• 13 Climate Action
• 2 Zero Hunger