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Weber, Anja Michaela. |
Agri-environmental schemes provide payments for farmers in return for environmental services. Implementation induces transaction costs (TCs). Borne by farmers (private TCs), their amount may inhibit participation. Research shows substantial variances in private TCs within single schemes, which are largely unexplained to date. Furthermore, no distinction has yet been made in research whether farmers spent TCs due to scheme-prescribed tasks, or voluntarily to achieve "transaction gains.‟ This might be an important factor in farmers‟ perceptions of TCs. The overall aim of this analysis is to explain within-scheme TC variances. TCs are defined functionally as “costs of participation.” The variance in TC spending is assumed to represent a different willingness... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Agri-environmental Schemes; Transaction Costs; Hesse; Germany; Agricultural Finance; Environmental Economics and Policy. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115738 |
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