Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes

CAST papers are developed by interdisciplinary task forces composed of volunteer authors, chairs, reviewers, liaisons, and translators from academia, industry, and government. This index recognizes those contributors and highlights the breadth of expertise that supports CAST’s work.

Publications as Task Force Chair

December 28, 2016
Task Force Report

The Impact of Asynchronous Approvals for Biotech Crops on Agricultural Sustainability, Trade, and Innovation

This report outlines the economic effects of asynchronous regulatory approvals for biotech-improved crops across major global commodity-exporting and -importing countries. Drawing on academic research using varied modeling and analytical techniques, it examines concrete impacts on trade flows, downstream processing industries, biotechnology adoption rates, R&D investment, crop breeding, and farm income. It also discusses proposed policies to reduce regulatory asynchrony and its consequences for producers and consumers in the global agricultural economy.

Publications as Author

April 26, 2014
Issue Paper

The Potential Impacts of Mandatory Labeling for Genetically Engineered Food in the United States

Although genetically engineered (GE) products are used around the world, the issue becomes contentious when they are present in our food. A key part of the resulting debate centers on proposals regarding the mandatory labeling of GE food. With some states considering legislation to mandate such labels, this CAST Issue Paper (IP 54) examines arguments for and against labels, the costs involved with labeling, and experiences in countries that use mandatory labeling.