Research Scientist Phil Gassman published an article in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. Gassman authored the article "U.S.–China agricultural trade and environmental outcomes: The case of nutrient runoff to the Gulf of Mexico" with Yuelu Xu of Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research, Levan Elbakidze and Jason A. Hubbart of West Virginia University, Haw Yen of Bayer, Yongxi Ma of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, and Jeffery G. Arnold of USDA-ARS. The article quantifies the relationship between nitrogen (N) runoff to the Gulf of Mexico, US agricultural production, and exports to China using an integrated assessment model, and shows that a 25% Chinese tariff on US soybean and corn increases annual N runoff to the Gulf by 800 metric tons (0.2%) as soybean production in the Mississippi River Basin is displaced with more N-intensive crops.
U.S.–China agricultural trade and environmental outcomes: The case of nutrient runoff to the Gulf of Mexico
Yuelu Xu, Levan Elbakidze, Philip W. Gassman, Haw Yen, Yongxi Ma, Jason A. Hubbart, Jeffery G. Arnold
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13501