Nudges, social norms and permanence in agri-environmental schemes

Laure Kuhfuss, Raphaële Préget (), Sophie Thoye, Nick Hanley, Philippe Le Coent and Mathieu Désolé
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Sophie Thoye: Montpellier SupAgro, UMR 1135 LAMETA, F-34000 Montpellier, France
Philippe Le Coent: Université Montpellier 1, UMR 5474 LAMETA, F-34000 Montpellier, France
Mathieu Désolé: Montpellier SupAgro, UMR 1135 LAMETA, F-34000 Montpellier, France

No 2015-15, Discussion Papers in Environment and Development Economics from University of St. Andrews, School of Geography and Sustainable Development

Abstract: The permanence of land management practices adopted under Agri-environmental schemes (AES) is often questioned. This paper investigates the drivers of farmers’ decision to maintain or not the adopted practices beyond the duration of the contract, and especially the effect of social norms and framing on this decision. Our results, based on the stated intentions of 395 farmers, show that pecuniary but also non-pecuniary motivations drive farmers’ decision, which is significantly influenced by information about the social norm. These results lead to recommendations for “nudging” farmers, by conveying information to them on other farmers’ decisions concerning pro-environmental land management practices.

Keywords: Agri-environmental schemes; Permanence; Framing; Social norms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q18 Q28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20 pages
Date: 2015-05
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-agr, nep-cta, nep-env and nep-soc
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Journal Article: Nudges, Social Norms, and Permanence in Agri-environmental Schemes (2016)
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Working Paper: Nudges, social norms and permanence in agri-environmental schemes (2015)
Working Paper: Nudges, social norms and permanence in agri-environmental schemes (2015)
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