Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in International Economics
Agricultural Biotechnology, International Trade, General Equilibrium And Efficiency, Comlanvi Martin Konou
Agricultural Biotechnology, International Trade, General Equilibrium And Efficiency, Comlanvi Martin Konou
College of Business: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Ongoing debates about the adoption of the agricultural biotechnology in the developing countries and EU have dominated the literature in development economics and biosciences. This dissertation considers some environmental, economic and social consequences of the technology from three perspectives: 1) the impact of the ongoing pest density on the performance of the agricultural biotechnology in India; 2) trade consequences of EU restrictive trade policies towards biotech products; and 3) the adoption decision of the technology in the EU and the developing economies.
Agricultural biotechnology appears to be successful in increasing yield and reducing the use of pesticides. However, most studies …