Local compensation payments for agri-environmental externalities: a panel data analysis of bargaining outcomes |
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Authors: | Hackl Franz; Halla Martin; Pruckner Gerald J |
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Institution: | Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria |
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Abstract: | We analyse local compensation payments made to farmers for providinglandscape amenities in Alpine tourist communities. These paymentsresult from political bargaining at the municipal level. Paneldata estimation shows that the probability of introducing compensationpayments depends positively on the benefits of landscape amenities.Although no impact of service provision cost is found, transactioncosts at different levels of the bargaining process reduce theprobability of payments. Compensation payments mainly occurin communities where the provision of agricultural landscapeservices is perceived as relatively low and the diversity ofthe countryside seems to be endangered. We argue that municipalcompensation payments are an important supplement to nationaland European Union policy measures in support of less-favouredareas. |
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Keywords: | public externalities multifunctionality of agriculture landscape-enhancing agricultural services local compensation payments municipal bargaining |
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