Abstract
In this paper a (micro)econometric approach is developed by considering the farmer
likelihood to participate in different policy programs as linked to the objective of farmer to
maximize their welfare. In this way we model farmers participation in policy support scheme
by using a new institutional economics approach and conceptualizing the decision to entry as
a contractual choice between two rural development types of policy. Different discrete choice
modelling approaches are used to analyze the complementarity/ substitutability of different
policy programs such as environmental-related measures and farm investment supports
policy schemes and the main driving factors behind them.
We use an extensive cross-sectional database related to the Italian FADN 2006. Results
indicate that social capital and institutional factors should be taken much more into account
in order to understand farmers likelihood to entry in policy support schemes. Location and
farm(er) socio-economic features are also relevant factors. Moreover complementarity has
been found between different policy schemes.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Event | Evidence-basec Agricultural and Rural Policy Making: Methodological and Empirical Challenges of Policy and Evaluation - Duration: 17 Feb 2011 → 18 Feb 2011 |
Conference
| Conference | Evidence-basec Agricultural and Rural Policy Making: Methodological and Empirical Challenges of Policy and Evaluation |
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| Period | 17/02/11 → 18/02/11 |