TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of decoupled subsidies on productivity in agriculture
T2 - A cross-country analysis using microdata
AU - Kazukauskas, Andrius
AU - Newman, Carol
AU - Sauer, Johannes
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - The decoupling of direct payments from production introduced in the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy is expected to make production decisions more market-oriented and farmers more productive. However, ex-post analyses of the productivity of farms have yet to uncover any evidence of a positive impact of the decoupling policy on farm productivity. Using Irish, Danish, and Dutch farm-level data, we identify whether the decoupling policy has contributed to productivity growth in agriculture and farm product adjustment behavior. We find some evidence that the decoupling policy had significant positive effects on farm productivity and behavioral changes related to farm specialization.
AB - The decoupling of direct payments from production introduced in the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy is expected to make production decisions more market-oriented and farmers more productive. However, ex-post analyses of the productivity of farms have yet to uncover any evidence of a positive impact of the decoupling policy on farm productivity. Using Irish, Danish, and Dutch farm-level data, we identify whether the decoupling policy has contributed to productivity growth in agriculture and farm product adjustment behavior. We find some evidence that the decoupling policy had significant positive effects on farm productivity and behavioral changes related to farm specialization.
KW - Productivity, Subsidy decoupling
KW - Semiparametric estimation
KW - Specialization
KW - Switching
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84898845336&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/agec.12068
DO - 10.1111/agec.12068
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84898845336
SN - 0169-5150
VL - 45
SP - 327
EP - 336
JO - Agricultural Economics
JF - Agricultural Economics
IS - 3
ER -