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Optimal Agricultural Policy with Biotechnology: Bovine Somatotropin and the Dairy Sector

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  • Tauer, Loren W.
  • Kaiser, Harry M.

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A control model of the U.S. dairy sector was constructed to determine optimal policy when bovine somatotropin is released. Social welfare defined as consumer plus producer surplus minus adjustment and net government costs was maximized. Control variables were the milk support price and government purchases of cows. Compared to previous simulation research where government policy and adoption were modeled exogenously, the results show that policy not overly disruptive to the dairy sector is possible.

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  • Tauer, Loren W. & Kaiser, Harry M., 1990. "Optimal Agricultural Policy with Biotechnology: Bovine Somatotropin and the Dairy Sector," Staff Papers 121536, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:cudasp:121536
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.121536
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    1. de Gorter, Harry & Nielson, David J. & Rausser, Gordon C., 1990. "The political economy of productive and predatory policies: a case study from agriculture," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series qt0q9495xv, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.
    2. Kaiser, Harry M., 1990. "Bovine Somatotropin and Milk Production: Potential Impacts for the U.S," Staff Papers 121538, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management.

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