Enduring Impacts of Land Retirement Policies: Evidence from the Conservation Reserve Program
Enduring Impacts of Land Retirement Policies: Evidence from the Conservation Reserve Program
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DOI：
10.3368/le.83.4.516
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发表时间：
2007-11
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影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
M. Roberts;R. Lubowski
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作者：
M. Roberts;R. Lubowski
我们研究了美国最大的保护计划——保护储备计划 (CRP) 引起的农田退役的持续性。我们分析了 1995-1997 年 CRP 合同到期后观察到的土地利用选择的微观数据，并预测，如果该计划于 1997 年到期，则 42% 的 CRP 英亩面积将不会在一年内返回农作物。这些结果表明，CRP 下的临时农田退休金会产生土地利用变化，这种变化往往会超出合同期限。分析表明，针对首次参与者的有针对性的签约奖金将增加 CRP 以及其他基于激励的土地使用计划的长期影响。 (JEL Q24)
We examine the persistence of cropland retirements induced by the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), the largest U.S. conservation program. We analyze micro data on observed land-use choices following CRP contract expiration over 1995–1997 and predict that 42% of CRP acres would not have been returned to crops within a year if the program had expired in 1997. These results indicate that temporary cropland retirement payments under CRP generate land-use changes that often extend beyond contract periods. The analysis suggests that targeted signing bonuses for first-time enrollees would increase the longer-term impacts of CRP and perhaps other incentive-based land-use programs. (JEL Q24)