A rangeland grasshopper insurance program

The incidence of benefits and costs from controlling rangeland grasshoppers on public grazing lands poses problems of economic efficiency and distributional equity. Public grasshopper control programs operate like public disaster assistance. However, grasshopper infestations are an insurable risk. T...

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Published in:Journal of agricultural and resource economics 1995-12, Vol.20 (2), p.291-300
Main Authors: Skold, M.D. (Colorado State University.), Davis, R.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ACRIDIDAE
ANALISIS DE COSTOS Y BENEFICIOS
ANALYSE COUT AVANTAGE
ASSURANCE
CONTROL DE INSECTOS
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
Cost control
distributional inequities
Economic benefits
Economic costs
economic efficiency
EFFICACITE
EFFICIENCY
EFICACIA
equity
ETATS UNIS
EUA
EVALUACION
EVALUATION
FEDERAL PROGRAMS
Grasses
grasshoppers
INSECT CONTROL
INSURANCE
Insurance premiums
LAND OWNERSHIP
LUTTE ANTIINSECTE
PARCOURS
Pastures
Private land
PROGRAM EVALUATION
PROPIEDAD DE LA TIERRA
PROPRIETE FONCIERE
Public land
public programs
Ranches
Ranching
rangeland
RANGELANDS
SEGUROS
TIERRAS DE PASTOS
USA
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Summary:The incidence of benefits and costs from controlling rangeland grasshoppers on public grazing lands poses problems of economic efficiency and distributional equity. Public grasshopper control programs operate like public disaster assistance. However, grasshopper infestations are an insurable risk. This article proposes a rangeland grasshopper insurance program which reduces the economic inefficiencies and distributional inequities of the existing program.
ISSN:1068-5502
2327-8285
DOI:10.22004/ag.econ.30765