A response to Doole and Marsh (2013) article: methodological limitations in the evaluation of policies to reduce nitrate leaching from New Zealand agriculture

Adam Daigneault (), Suzie Greenhalgh and Oshadhi Samarasinghe

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2014, vol. 58, issue 2

Abstract: A recent paper by Doole and Marsh (2013), questioned the validity of using the New Zealand Forest and Agriculture Regional Model (NZFARM) for New Zealand agri-environmental policy analysis. We respond to their critique by clearly describing the model structure, explaining the NZFARM parameterisation, calibration, and validation procedure, and presenting estimates from a series of nutrient reduction policy scenarios to highlight the utility of the model. In doing so, we demonstrate that NZFARM generates logical and intuitive results that can be used for robust agri-environmental policy decision-making.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.260090

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