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Author | Lizin, S.; Van Passel, S.; Schreurs, E. | ||||
Title | Farmers' perceived cost of land use restrictions : a simulated purchasing decision using discrete choice experiments | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2015 | Publication | Land Use Policy | Abbreviated Journal | Land Use Policy |
Volume | 46 | Issue | Pages | 115-124 | |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM) | ||||
Abstract | This paper reports on the findings from discrete choice experiments designed to estimate farmers perceived costs of land use restrictions, i.e. crop restrictions, additional fertilizing restrictions, and usage restrictions, as opposed to having no such restrictions. To this end, hypothetical land purchasing decisions were simulated based on the information about productivity, lot size, distance to other land, driving time to home, land use restrictions, and price. Farmers from the Campine area (Belgium) were invited to participate in the survey as the agricultural land in this region still faces the effects of historical heavy metal contamination resulting in crop restrictions. For identical pieces of land, we estimate the perceived cost, calculated as a change in the consumer surplus due to having a land use restriction, to be about 46,000 /ha for the crop restriction, 50,000 /ha for the usage restriction, and 70,000 /ha for the fertilizing restrictions. Assuming this cost to represent a perpetuity, then with a discount rate of 5% the yearly fixed costs respectively equal about 2300 /ha, 2500 /ha, and 3500 /ha. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000356110500010 | Publication Date | 2015-03-03 | |
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ISSN | 0264-8377 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.089 | Times cited | 12 | Open Access | |
Notes | ; The authors would like to thank Boerenbond for their help as well as the farmers for their time in responding to the questionnaire. Additionally, Sebastien Lizin thanks the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) for funding his postdoctoral fellowship, allowing him to revise the manuscript. The authors would also like to thank the anonymous reviewers for helping us to improve the quality of our work. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.089; 2015 IF: 2.631 | ||
Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:129877 | Serial | 6203 | ||
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