Modelling the Linkages between Cross-Compliance and Agri-Environmental Schemes Under Asymmetric Information

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 310-330

  Bartolini, Fabio ^a   Gallerani, Vittorio ^b   Raggi, Meri ^b   Viaggi, Davide ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agri environmental schemes; Common agricultural policy; Cross compliance; Farmer behaviour modelling; Moral hazard

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; INCENTIVE; PUBLIC GOODS;

EMILIA;

EID: 84861317466     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2012.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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