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GM vs. Non-GM: A Survival Analysis of U.S. Hybrid Seed Corn

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2016

Xingliang Ma  and
Guanming Shi
Xingliang Ma
Affiliation:
International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington D.C.
Guanming Shi*
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at University of Wisconsin, Madison
*
Correspondence: Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics ▪ University of Wisconsin ▪ Madison, WI 53706-1503 ▪ Phone 608.263.6250 ▪ Emailgshi@wisc.edu.
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Abstract

We analyze the rate of survival of hybrid seed corn in the U.S. market between 2000 and 2007 and find that product characteristics and market structures have significant impacts. The results suggest that survival rates depend on spillover effects of learning regarding genetically modified seeds and close substitute seeds and that hybrids planted in the Corn Belt survive longer in the market than hybrids planted in other parts of the country. Given increasing concentration in seed and agricultural biotechnology sectors, our results shed light on factors that affect the survival of hybrid corn seeds under various market conditions.

Keywords

GM technologymarket structuresurvival analysisUnited States hybrid seed corn
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Contributed Papers
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Agricultural and Resource Economics Review , Volume 42 , Issue 3 , December 2013 , pp. 542 - 560
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Copyright © 2013 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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