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Research article2015Peer reviewed

Agricultural Policies and Structural Change in French Dairy Farms: A Nonstationary Markov Model

Ben Arfa, Nejla; Daniel, Karine; Jacquet, Florence; Karantininis, Konstantinos

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to gain an understanding into how agricultural policies have affected structural change in the French dairy sector. A nonstationary Markov model is estimated using a Generalized Cross Entropy approach. Results show that while the price of cow's milk encourages farm growth, direct payments and quota restriction favor small farms. The price signal is a key factor of structural change. As a result, higher milk prices may accelerate the trend toward the further growth of dairy farms. Settlement policy and technical change seem not to slow this trend.

Published in

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics / Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie
2015, Volume: 63, number: 1, pages: 19-42

    UKÄ Subject classification

    Economics
    Business Administration

    Publication identifier

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/cjag.12036

    Permanent link to this page (URI)

    https://res.slu.se/id/publ/54133