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EUROPEAN REVIEW OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Volume 28, Issue 1, Pages 1-15Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/erae/28.1.1
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organic farming; technology choice; dynamic optimisation; switching-type Probit; Finland
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This paper analyses factors determining the choice between standard and organic farming technology in Finland by numerically iterating a Bellman equation backwards in time. The unknown parameters of a switching-type Probit model are estimated by maximum likelihood estimation. The maximised values of the uncertain revenue streams are simulated. The results suggest that decreasing output prices and increasing direct subsidies trigger the switch to organic farming. The switch is also more likely on farms having large land areas and low yields. Intensive livestock production and labour-intensive production decrease the probability of switching to organic farming.
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