Modelling farmers' participation in an agri-environmental scheme using panel data: An application to the rural environment protection scheme in Ireland

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 546-562

  Hynes, Stephen ^a   Garvey, Eoghan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Farmer participation; Panel data; Random effects; Rural Environment Protection Scheme

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FARMERS ATTITUDE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; LOGIT ANALYSIS; PANEL DATA; RURAL PLANNING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 68949164869     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2009.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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