Alternative Territorial Breakdowns of Statistics for Supporting Rural Policies

Ludwig H. Lauwers, Eva Kerselaers, Sonia Lenders, Mieke Vervaet and Dirk Vervloet

No 24635, 2005 International Congress, August 23-27, 2005, Copenhagen, Denmark from European Association of Agricultural Economists

Abstract: In order to support rural policy making with appropriate information, alternative territorial breakdowns of statistics are necessary. This paper shows how the widely used criterion of 150 inhabitants per km² can be fine tuned to better account for local specific conditions, in particular high population densities. Alternative population density thresholds are confronted with local perceptions of rurality, aggregated in a rurality index. The method is illustrated for two regions that differ in urbanisation level. The rurality index not only increases the discriminatory power, but also helps to find a less erroneous and more robust proxy for international comparable breakdowns of statistics.

Keywords: Agricultural; and; Food; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.24635

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