英文文献:The Role of Cost-Share Rates and Prices on the Size of Conservation Investments in EQIP-成本分摊率和价格对EQIP保护投资规模的作用
英文文献作者:Hand, Michael S.,Nickerson, Cynthia J.
英文文献摘要:
Per-unit costs for conservation investments in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) are determined by market prices for conservation practices and payment cost-share rates. This study examines the relative importance of these factors in determining the size of the most common conservation investment in EQIP. Results suggest that per unit costs have a significant but inelastic impact on the size of conservation investment; as expected, higher per-unit costs are associated with smaller investments. This effect is largely due to variation in market prices of conservation practices for the majority of farmers. However, cost-share rates may play a role for some limited resource farmers.
环境质量激励计划(EQIP)中保护投资的单位成本由保护措施的市场价格和支付成本分担率决定。本研究考察了这些因素在决定EQIP中最常见的保护投资规模时的相对重要性。结果表明,单位成本对保护投资规模有显著的非弹性影响;正如预期的那样,较高的单位成本与较小的投资有关。对大多数农民来说,这种影响主要是由于保护措施的市场价格变化造成的。然而,成本分摊率可能对一些有限资源的农民起作用。