An Economic Analysis of Soybean Integrated Pest Management
模拟了弗吉尼亚州代表性大豆农场不同虫害管理策略的净收益概率分布，并用广义随机优势准则比较，发现风险规避甚至风险偏好的农民更倾向于综合虫害管理而非完全依赖化学防治。
Abstract The type ofpest management strategy a farmer chooses is influenced by the amount of risk associated with alternative strategies. This paper examines the attractiveness of alternative pest management strategies used on a representative Virginia soybean farm. Probability distfibutions of net revenue associated with alternative pest control options are simulated and then compared using generalized stochastic dominance criteria. Results suggest risk‐averse and, in some cases, risk‐preferring farmers would prefer strategies which incorporate an integrated pest management approach to pest control rather than one which relies completely on chemical pest control.