Adoption of Agricultural Innovations in Developing Countries: A Survey
- Gershon Feder, R. Just, D. Zilberman
- EconomicsEconomic development and cultural change
- 31 January 1982
This is a working document published informally by The World Bank: To present the results of research with the least possible delay, the typescript has not been prepared in accordance with the…
Yield Effects of Genetically Modified Crops in Developing Countries
- M. Qaim, D. Zilberman
- Biology, MedicineScience
- 7 February 2003
Onfarm field trials carried out with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton in different states of India show that the technology substantially reduces pest damage and increases yields. The yield gains…
The agricultural innovation process: Research and technology adoption in a changing agricultural sector
- D. Sunding, D. Zilberman
- Economics
- 1999
The Econometrics of Damage Control: Why Specification Matters
- E. Lichtenberg, D. Zilberman
- Economics
- 1 May 1986
The contribution of damage control agents to production differs fundamentally from that of standard inputs (lands, labor, capital). This paper develops an econometric model based on the key…
Review of Environmental, Economic and Policy Aspects of Biofuels
- D. Rajagopal, D. Zilberman
- Economics
- 1 September 2007
The world is witnessing a sudden growth in production of biofuels, especially those suited for replacing oil like ethanol and biodiesel. This paper synthesizes what the environmental, economic, and…
Challenge of biofuel: filling the tank without emptying the stomach?
- D. Rajagopal, S. Sexton, D. Roland-Holst, D. Zilberman
- Economics
- 1 October 2007
Biofuels have become a leading alternative to fossil fuel because they can be produced domestically by many countries, require only minimal changes to retail distribution and end-use technologies,…
Targeting Tools for the Purchase of Environmental Amenities
- B. Babcock, P. Lakshminarayan, Junjie Wu, D. Zilberman
- Economics
- 1997
This work analyzes how the joint spatial distribution of costs and environmental benefits affect efficiency losses from following targeting rules based on cost or benefits, rather than based on the benefit to cost ratio, and applies this framework to renewal of Conservation Reserve Program contracts.
The Effects of Well Depth and Land Quality on the Choice of Irrigation Technology
- M. Caswell, D. Zilberman
- Economics
- 1 November 1986
This paper introduces a framework to study the effects of farm characteristics (land quality and well depth) and irrigation technology characteristics (application effectiveness and pressurization…
The Choices of Irrigation Technologies in California
- M. Caswell, D. Zilberman
- Environmental Science
- 1 May 1985
This paper introduces an econometric technique to analyze the factors affecting the land shares of alternative irrigation technologies in agriculture. It estimates the likelihood of use of drip,…
The Economics of a Public Fund for Environmental Amenities: A Study of Crp Contracts
- B. Babcock, P. Lakshminarayan, JunJie Wu, D. Zilberman
- Economics
- 1 November 1996
The problem of targeting CRP purchases to buy environmental amenities under productivity and environmental heterogeneity is considered. Gini coefficients and Lorenz curves are used to measure the…
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