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    A regional bio-economic model of nitrogen use in cropping

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    Authors
    Mérel, P.
    Yi, F.
    Lee, Juhwan
    Six, J.
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Mérel, P. and Yi, F. and Lee, J. and Six, J. 2014. A regional bio-economic model of nitrogen use in cropping. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 96 (1): pp. 67-91.
    Source Title
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics
    DOI
    10.1093/ajae/aat053
    ISSN
    0002-9092
    Faculty
    Faculty of Science and Engineering
    School
    School of Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75598
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    We develop a programming model of crop production to predict the effects of environmental policies on agriculture and the environment. The model is calibrated against acreages, yields, and exogenous supply elasticities following positive mathematical programming. In addition, crop production functions are calibrated to yield elasticities with respect to nitrogen and irrigation obtained from a biogeochemical model. We study the effects of a nitrogen tax in Yolo County, California, intended to mitigate nitrogen pollution from field crops. The behavioral and environmental responses to the tax are largely due to intensive margin adjustments. Sizable reductions in nitrate leaching are achieved at a low social cost. © 2013 The Author (2013). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. All rights reserved.

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