Risk preferences and pesticide use by cotton farmers in China

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 202-215

  Liu, Elaine M ^a   Huang, JiKun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Pesticide use; Prospect theory; Risk preferences

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COTTON; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHINA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84875628108     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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