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Provedor de dados: | Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
País: | United States
Título: | Biotech--Who Wins? Economic Benefits and Costs of Biotechnology Innovations in Agriculture
Autores: | Moschini,   GianCarlo.
Data: | 2005-10-04
Ano: | 2001
Palavras-chave: | Biotechnology; Genetically modified organisms; Identity preservation; Intellectual property rights; R&amp;D; Transgenic crops; Welfare evaluation; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Resumo: | The conceptual model necessary for an assessment of biotechnology's economic benefits and costs is outlined, emphasizing the need to account for the proprietary nature of biotechnology innovations. The model is illustrated with an application to Roundup Ready soybeans. The estimated value of this innovation is sizeable, with consumers and innovators claiming the largest shares of net benefits. Also, disparities in intellectual property rights protection across countries affect the distribution of benefits. Consumer resistance toward GMOs and the issue of labelling and market segregation complicate the economic evaluation of biotechnology innovations; a number of related regulation and public policy issues are discussed. Emerging output-trait GMOs are potentially less controversial than some earlier GMOs and may bring more benefits to all participants in the agri-food sector, but this outcome depends crucially on the development of an effective, credible, and internationally harmonized regulatory system.
Tipo: | Journal Article
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

17889

http://purl.umn.edu/23862

Editor: | AgEcon Search
Relação: | Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy&gt;Volume 02, Number 1, Spring 2001

Formato:

25

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