Genetically Modified Herbicide Resistant Rapeseed in Germany: A Socio-Economic Assessment

Authors

  • Philipp Wree
  • Johannes Sauer

Abstract

The cultivation of transgenic rapeseeds is currently banned in Germany. Considering the reversibility, irreversibility and uncertainty in the context of costs and benefits of introducing herbicide-resistance rapeseeds (HR), we determine the maximum incremental social tolerable irreversible costs (MISTICs) of this technology for Germany. Results indicate that banning HR genetically modified

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Published

2016-12-01

Issue

Vol. 65 No. 4 (2016)

Section

Articles

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German copyright law applies. The document may be used free of charge for personal use, but it may not be made available on the Internet or passed on to third parties.