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Land conversion pace under uncertainty and irreversibility : too fast or too slow?

Di Corato, Luca; Moretto, Michele; Vergalli, Sergio - 2011

In this paper stochastic dynamic programming is used to investigate land conversion decisions taken by a multitude of landholders under uncertainty about the value of environmental services and irreversible development. We study land conversion under competition on the market for agricultural...

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Bioeconomic factors of natural resource transitions : the US sperm whale fishery of the 19th century

Kaiser, Brooks A. - 2013

This paper uses bio-economic modeling and simulation to investigate the de-mise of the sperm whale industry in the mid-19th century. Petroleum is widely credited both contemporaneously and today with 'saving the whales.' We investigate the transition in illumination technologies from whale oil...

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Absolute abundance and relative scarcity : announced policy, resource extraction, and carbon emissions

Di Maria, Corrado; Smulders, Sjak; Van der Werf, Edwin - 2008

We study the effectiveness of climate change policy in a model with multiple non-renewable resources that differ in their carbon content. We find that, when allowing some time between announcement and implementation of a cap on carbon dioxide emissions, emissions from non-renewable energy...

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Seasonality in agricultural commodity futures

Sørensen, Carsten - 1999

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The economic impacts of climate change : evidence from agricultural profits and random fluctuations in weather

Deschenes, Olivier (contributor); … - 2006

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The beginning of organic fish farming in Italy

Defrancesco, Edi - 2003

Italian demand for organic products is rapidly increasing, yet there is currently no supply of certified organic marine-fish. Moreover, over recent years marine fish farm profitability has been reduced because of competition from imported products. A pilot project was carried out in order to: a)...

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The development of organic farming in Europe

Søgaard, Villy - 1999

The paper sets out a dynamic framework for analysing the impact of public support on the growth of organic farming in Europe. Although the empirical results are uncertain, it appears that national support and EU certification have accelerated the process of expansion without significantly...

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The development of organic farming in Europe

Søgaard, Villy - 1999

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Farmer premiums for the voluntary adoption of conservation plans

Cooper, Joseph C.; Signorello, Giovanni - 2002

Utilizing the random utility and random profit difference approaches, we develop a theoretical model that explains why farmers may require a premium in excess of the decrease in profits to adopt a conservation plan. Identification of this risk premium can aid the government in addressing...

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Assessing the role of social enterprises in shaping eco-social agriculture : evidence from smallholder organic growers in West Bengal (India)

Laha, Arindam; Koner, Nilojyoti; Ghosh, Santanu Kumar - 2024

planet-sensitive approaches that recognize the multifunctional nature of agriculture in producing not only commodities, but …. Applying SSE approaches in agriculture is considered a response to intensive farming, which deviates significantly from the … traditional nature-based social contract. In this context, an intervention of social enterprises in shaping eco-social agriculture …

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