Conference proceeding
Devising A Method of ‘Expected Damage’ Estimation for a Polyphagous Invertebrate Pest Exotic to Western Australia
EconPapers
47th Annual Australian Agriculture & Resource Economics Society Conference (Fremantle, Australia , 12/02/2003–14/02/2003)
2003
Abstract
With increasing efficiency in human and freight transport fuelled by the creation of the global market place, pressure is mounting on quarantine administrators to target their resources strategically. A managed approach to decision-making is therefore becoming an integral part of quarantine management since target species and/or entry pathways must be identified and policed effectively. Using the example of Melon Thrips in Western Australia, this paper presents an economic framework that allows decision-makers to prioritise exotic pests based on the damage and production cost increases they are capable of imposing on affected industries. In doing so it identifies a critical level of expected damage associated with the pest that can then be used as a ceiling for incursion response expenditure.
Details
- Title
- Devising A Method of ‘Expected Damage’ Estimation for a Polyphagous Invertebrate Pest Exotic to Western Australia
- Authors/Creators
- David C Cook
- Publication Details
- EconPapers
- Conference
- 47th Annual Australian Agriculture & Resource Economics Society Conference (Fremantle, Australia , 12/02/2003–14/02/2003)
- Publisher
- Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
- Identifiers
- 991005579453707891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Harry Butler Institute; Centre for Biosecurity and One Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
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