Fraser, R. (2001) Using Principal-Agent Theory to Deal with Output Slippage in the European Union Set-Aside Policy. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 52 (2). 29 - 41. ISSN 0021-857X.
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Abstract
This paper proposes modifications to the existing EU set-aside policy which are designed to alleviate the problem of output slippage associated with heterogeneous land quality by using "incentive-compatible" mechanisms drawn from principal-agent theory, Specifically it is suggested that there should be differential reference yields based on land quality to discourage the "adverse selection" of lower quality land for set-aside, and that the scope of set-aside monitoring should be expanded to include both the quantity and the quality of land set-aside so as to discourage "moral hazard" problems, The potential of these modifications is illustrated using a numerical analysis, which is also used to evaluate the role of a range of factors which determine the set-aside decision. Finally, an estimate of the "benefits" from reducing slippage required to justify the costs of including these modifications is provided.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| Divisions: | Faculties > Social Sciences > Kent Business School |
| Depositing User: | Robert Fraser |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Aug 2008 18:26 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Jan 2010 14:19 |
| Resource URI: | http://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/5181 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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