Can an education program be a substitute for a regulatory program that bans pesticides? Evidence from a panel selection model

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 956-971

  Goodhue, Rachael E ^a   Klonsky, Karen ^a   Mohapatra, Sandeep ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

almonds; Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems program; extension programs; organophosphates; panel selection models; pesticide use; technology adoption; technology disadoption

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; EDUCATION; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; FRUIT; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PANEL DATA; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 77956579737     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aaq032     Document Type: Article

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