Table 2. Estimated impact of GE varieties on the farmer, consumer, and ecology components of EIQ-weighted pesticide use, average impact over 1998–2011 (assumes βt = β, ∀ t).
Soybean herbicide EIQ | Maize herbicide EIQ | Maize insecticide EIQ | |||||||
Farmer | Consumer | Ecology | Farmer | Consumer | Ecology | Farmer | Consumer | Ecology | |
Gi | −0.0081*** | −0.0281*** | 0.0407*** | −0.0301*** | −0.0534*** | −0.1755*** | −0.0019*** | −0.0003*** | −0.0100*** |
(0.0021) | (0.0013) | (0.0091) | (0.0024) | (0.0017) | (0.0116) | (0.0003) | (0.0001) | (0.0011) | |
N | 86,736 | 86,736 | 86,736 | 134,264 | 134,264 | 134,264 | 134,264 | 134,264 | 134,264 |
R2 | 0.034 | 0.051 | 0.027 | 0.029 | 0.048 | 0.025 | 0.041 | 0.027 | 0.053 |