Decoupling of agricultural support payments: The impact on land market participation decisions

European Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 639-659

  O'Neill, Stephen ^a,b   Hanrahan, Kevin ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b Rural Economy Research Centre Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

decoupling; dynamic; land; participation; rent

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864677145     PISSN: 01651587     EISSN: 14643618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/erae/jbr064     Document Type: Review

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