The impact of decoupled payments on farm choices: Conceptual and methodological challenges

Food Policy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2013, Pages 28-38

  Moro, Daniele ^a   Sckokai, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agricultural production models; Decoupled payments

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MODELING; POLICY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84877836761     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2013.04.001     Document Type: Review

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