Greening the common agricultural policy: a behavioural perspective and lab-in-the-field experiment in Germany

Fabian Thomas, Estelle Midler, Marianne Lefebvre () and Stefanie Engel
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Fabian Thomas: University of Osnabrueck
Estelle Midler: Ministère de l'Agriculture, du Développement Rural et de la Pêche [Alger, Algérie]
Stefanie Engel: University of Osnabrueck

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Abstract: This study investigates the behavioral economic underpinnings of current policy approaches to integrate environmental objectives into the Common Agricultural Policy. We conduct an economic lab-in-the-field experiment with farmers in Germany. We analyze the impact of the following policy design features on farmers' decisions to adopt sustainable agricultural practices: (i) framing of the policy: whether farmers perceive themselves as being part of the problem or the solution, (ii) degree of control: mandatory vs. voluntary policy (iii) framing of incentives as either losses or gains. All policy designs tested result in a significant increase in hectares conserved compared to a baseline scenario without policy. Also behavioral factors do significantly affect farmers' behavior at the individual level. Only framing is found to significantly affect policy effectiveness.

Keywords: Common Agricultural Policy; Agri-Environment Measures; Greening; Lab-in-the-Field Ex- periment JEL Classifications: C93; D91; H20; Q00; Q18; Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-07
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Published in European Review of Agricultural Economics, 2019, 46 (3), pp.367-392. ⟨10.1093/erae/jbz014⟩

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DOI: 10.1093/erae/jbz014

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