Spatial dependence in the adoption of organic drystock farming in Ireland

European Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 315-337

  Lapple, Doris ^a   Kelley, Hugh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

adoption decision; Bayesian spatial Durbin probit model; organic farming; spatial dependence

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; DECISION ANALYSIS; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FARMING SYSTEM; ORGANIC FARMING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

IRELAND;

EID: 84926680179     PISSN: 01651587     EISSN: 14643618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/erae/jbu024     Document Type: Article

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