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. 2016 Aug 31;2(8):e1600850. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1600850

Table 1. Estimated impact of GE varieties on pesticide use, average impact over 1998–2011 (assumes βt = β, ∀ t).

N = number of observations. SEs (in parentheses) are clustered at the farmer level. The model includes time fixed effects, CRD-specific time trends, and individual (farmer) fixed effects. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001. a.i., active ingredient.

Soybean herbicides Maize herbicides Maize insecticides
a.i. kg/ha EIQ kg/ha a.i. kg/ha EIQ kg/ha a.i. kg/ha EIQ kg/ha
Gi 0.3021*** 0.0045 −0.0329* −0.2590*** −0.0129*** −0.0122***
(0.0097) (0.0122) (0.0150) (0.0156) (0.0014) (0.0014)
N 86,736 86,736 134,264 134,264 134,264 134,264
R2 0.067 0.028 0.022 0.027 0.039 0.051