Using environmental knowledge brokers to promote deep green agri-environment measures

Paolo Melindi-Ghidi, T. Dedeurwaerdere and Giorgio Fabbri

Working Papers from Grenoble Applied Economics Laboratory (GAEL)

Abstract: Intermediary organisations have increasingly played a role in payments for agri-environment services across Europe over the last two decades. However, the economics literature has so far not examined the impact of this new governance mechanism on environmental protection and on individuals’ behaviour. We develop a new theoretical economic framework to compare an incentive mechanism using intermediaries, such as environmental knowledge brokers and information providers, with a standard central governance mechanism, in terms of environmental impact. We show that the emergence of knowledge intermediaries is particularly effective where farmers initially have low environmental awareness, or when the public institution organising the scheme is insufficiently aware of individuals’ characteristics. Our findings provide theoretical support for previous empirical results on payment schemes for agri-environment measures.

Keywords: KNOWLEDGE BROKERS; INTERMEDIARIES; NON PROFIT ORGANISATIONS; PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE; AGRI-ENVIRONMENT MEASURES; CULTURAL TRANSMISSION; PRINCIPAL AGENT (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q51 Q58 Z19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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