Genetic contamination of traditional products

E. Kwan Choi

doi:10.1016/j.iref.2012.10.006

Genetic contamination of traditional products

E. Kwan Choi

City University of Hong Kong

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Abstract

Cross-pollination can be caused by birds, insects and wind. Genetically modified (GM) seeds are produced each year in a controlled environment to maintain their purity. However, pollen from the GM crop can be transferred to traditional crops. When the GM crop producers are in long-run equilibrium and buy seeds from a monopolistic seed producer, the resulting market equilibrium is identical to that when a seed monopolist produces the GM crop directly. When involuntary genetic contamination occurs, the monopolist eventually loses its advantage and stops its protection of GM seeds. A terminator gene can stop genetic contamination but imposes spillover costs on the traditional producers and reduces their outputs. © 2012 Elsevier Inc.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	291-297
Journal	International Review of Economics and Finance
Volume	27
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2012.10.006
Publication status	Published - Jun 2013

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Genetic contamination
Terminator genes

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