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Effect of yield and price risk on conversion from conventional to organic farming

Acs, Szvetlana; Berentsen, Paul B.M.; Huirne, Ruud; van … - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 53 (2009) 3

Although the benefits of organic farming are already well known, the conversion to organic farming does not proceed as the Dutch government expected. In order to investigate the conversion decisions of Dutch arable farms, a discrete stochastic dynamic utility-efficient programming (DUEP) model...

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Exploring the cost effectiveness of land conservation auctions and payment policies

Connor, Jeffery D.; Ward, John R.; Bryan, Brett - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 52 (2008) 3

This article evaluates the cost-effectiveness of the Catchment Care Australian conservation auction. It provides evidence of auction cost effectiveness, and estimates cost savings from two discrete components: (i) the opportunity cost revelation incentive provided by the auction mechanism, and...

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Empirical evaluation of nonpoint pollution policies under agent heterogeneity: regulating intensive dairy production in the Waikato region of New Zealand

Doole, Graeme; Pannell, David - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 56 (2012) 1

Models used for policy evaluation rarely consider firm heterogeneity, despite its importance for instrument design. This study considers agent heterogeneity explicitly in the evaluation of policies for nonpoint pollution control through the integration of decomposition and calibration procedures...

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Climate change and the Australian agricultural and resource industries

Garnaut, Ross - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 54 (2010) 1

There is a limited case for assisting trade-exposed emissions-intensive industries during a transitional period during which Australian resource industries but not all of their major competitors are subject to emissions constraints. There is no case for protecting Australian industry from all...

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Subsidies and distortions in China’s agriculture: evidence from producer-level data

Huang, Jikun; Wang, Xiaobing; Zhi, Huayong; Huang, Zhurong - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 55 (2011) 1

Concerned about national grain self-sufficiency and rural household incomes, in 2004 China announced that it was planning to reverse its longstanding policy of taxing farm households and instead began to provide them with subsidies. Over the past five years, annual announcements have trumpeted...

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New Zealand freshwater management and agricultural impacts

Cullen, Ross; Hughey, Kenneth F.D.; Kerr, Geoffrey N. - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 50 (2006) 3

quality are issues of national importance. Agriculture is frequently portrayed by public media as a major user of water and a … by agriculture. Official reports on agriculture’s impact on New Zealand water availability and quality are summarised. We … report how the New Zealand public perceive water, its management, and the roles of agriculture in water issues. Data from a …

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