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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
An Analysis of the Impact of Alternative EU Dairy Policies on the Size Distribution of Dutch Dairy Farms: an Information Based Approach to the Non-Stationary Markov Chain Model
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| Autores: |
Jongeneel, Roelof A.
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| Data: |
2006-05-25
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| Ano: |
2002
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| Palavras-chave: |
Farm size structure
Dairy
Milk quota
Policy
Maximum entropy
Agribusiness
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| Resumo: |
This paper analyses the impact of the dairy quota scheme on the size distribution of the Dutch dairy industry. A non-stationary Markov model approach is use, where the transition probabilities are explained by a set of exogenous (policy) variables. Using an information theoretical approach, a model is estimated for The Netherlands and used to simulate the impacts of alternative EU dairy policies. Several results emerged: a) There is an autonomous over time decline in farm numbers (implying increase in farm size). b) The dairy quota regime positively influences 'small' and 'medium' farm sizes; c) Abolition of the dairy quota will negatively affect the total number of active farms and favours further increase of farm scale. d) Targeting support according to needs increases the number of active dairy farms as compared with the status quo.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
21632
http://purl.umn.edu/24892
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
European Association of Agricultural Economists>2002 International Congress, August 28-31, 2002, Zaragoza, Spain
Contributed Paper
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| Formato: |
15
application/pdf
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