We estimate the landowner response to and fiscal effects of a temporary reduction in capital gains taxes imposed on land sales. The underlying normative decision rules are first derived and solved numerically using stochastic dynamic programming. The landowner preferences and willingness to sell...

In the long term, productivity and especially productivity growth are necessary conditions for the survival of a farm. In this paper, we focus on the technology choice of a dairy farm, i.e. the choice between a conventional and an automatic milking system. Our aim is to reveal the extent to...

This paper describes the aggregate rural capital markets of the EU and the main differences between the markets of its member countries. The results of our study suggest that the agricultural credit markets are still quite segmented and the segments are country- rather than currency- or...

In the long term, productivity and especially productivity growth are necessary conditions for the survival of a farm. This paper focuses on the technology choice of a dairy farm, i.e. the choice between a conventional and an automatic milking system. Its aim is to reveal the extent to which...

We analyze dairy farmers' decisions to switch from the traditional labor-intensive tied-housing system to a more capital-intensive free-stall housing. The choice of the housing system is modeled as a sequence of interrelated choices. Errors that are consistent with the observed choices are...

The study estimates a conditional mean model for international wheat prices and inventories. Endogenous price volatility and exogenous shocks in the price and inventory series are controlled for in estimation. Redressing the empirical linkage between volatility, prices, and inventories is...

This paper estimates a sequence of energy-saving technology choices by Dutch glasshouse firms. The model allows for time-constant, firm-specific effects and serial correlation of errors and it is estimated on panel data over the period 1991-1995. The unobserved error sequences are simulated in...