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| le Cotty, Tristan; Voituriez, Tancrede. |
| When public goods are joint outputs of agricultural production, there is a trade-off between agricultural and non-agricultural provision of the public good. The principle of minimal price distortion in the reform of agricultural policies has led to a theoretical recommendation that public goods, if under-provided at agricultural free market level, should be promoted through non agricultural policies instead of agricultural policies. We show that the economies of scope between the agricultural production and the joint public good play a key role in determining the optimal way of providing this latter. If the policy designed is a non-agricultural policy, the production cost of the public good is higher than with an agricultural policy. If the policy designed... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Multifunctionality; Jointness; Coupled support; Protectionism; Public good; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25850 |
