Regulating nonpoint-source pollution from agriculture: An integrated modelling analysis

Vatn, Arild; Bakken, Lars R.; Lundeby, Halstein; Romstad, Eirik; Rørstad, Per Kristian; Vold, Arild; Botterweg, Peter

doi:10.1093/erae/24.2.207

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“…Hence, traditional direct instruments, such as effluent standards and effluent taxes, are inapplicable in agriculture. When effluents cannot be addressed directly, the regulator has to use indirect instruments, for example input and ambient taxes and standards on farming practices (see Segerson 1988, Braden andSegerson 1993 for general analysis and Vatn et al 1997 for applied research and interdisciplinary modelling of agricultural nonpoint pollution).…”

Section: Lankoski J and Ollikainen M The Environmental Effectivenesmentioning

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The environmental effectiveness of alternative agri-environmental policy reforms: theoretical and empirical analysis

Lankoski¹,

Ollikainen²

1999

AFSci

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This paper analyzes alternative agri-environmental policy reforms to reduce nutrient runoff when the government has price support, fertilizer tax, buffer zone subsidy and acreage subsidy as available instruments. To promote environmental goals, the government is assumed to adjust the tax and subsidy rates so as to keep the farmer's profits constant. This instrument switch reduces the prices of lesspolluting inputs and the farmer re-optimizes his production so that it becomes more environmentally friendly. The four alternative reforms under study are the following: a reduction of the producer price support or acreage subsidy compensated for by a higher buffer zone subsidy, and an increase in the fertilizer tax which is compensated for by either a higher acreage subsidy or a buffer zone subsidy. We show theoretically that although all reforms reduce the nutrient runoff, the last one is the most efficient. Our simulations show that at a 30 % abatement level of nitrogen runoffs all policy mixes decrease the average farmer's profits after the re-adjustment, if the end price is not allowed to increase due to decreased production. The smallest loss in the farmer's profits results from a policy mix which compensates for the higher fertilizer tax by a higher acreage subsidy.

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Section: Lankoski J and Ollikainen M The Environmental Effectivenesmentioning

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The environmental effectiveness of alternative agri-environmental policy reforms: theoretical and empirical analysis

Lankoski¹,

Ollikainen²

1999

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“…Our modelling approach is comparable to integrated ecological and economic models like those developed by Moxey et al (1995), Vatn et al (1997), Önal et al (1998), and Yiridow and Weersink (1998). The major extension is, that PASMA is not limited to a small region or a watershed but covers a whole country that is regionally and structurally differentiated.…”

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On the choice of farm management practices after the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in 2003

Schmid

Sinabell

2007

Journal of Environmental Management

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in AbstractThe Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was fundamentally reformed in 2003. From 2005 on, farmers will receive decoupled income support payments instead of production premiums if basic standards for environment, food safety, animal health and welfare are met. Farmers will likely adjust production and management practices to the new policy framework. We describe how this reform fits into the EU strategy of making agricultural production more environmentally friendly by concentrating on financial aspects. Using an agricultural sector model for Austria, we show that the reform will further decrease agricultural outputs, reduce farm inputs, lessen nitrogen surpluses and make environmentally friendly management practices more attractive for farmers.JEL classification: Q12, Q18, Q24, Q28

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“…Indirectly, several are. Lankoski and Ollikainen (2003) as well as Vatn et al (1997) conclude that increased taxation on fertilizers together with a subsidy for changed land use is a cost efficient way to reduce nutrient runoff from agriculture. Edman (SOU, 2005) suggests increased public procurement of local organic food to stimulate a sustainable agriculture.…”

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Sustainable governance of the agriculture and the Baltic Sea — Agricultural reforms, food production and curbed eutrophication

Larsson

Granstedt²

2010

Ecological Economics

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Regulating nonpoint-source pollution from agriculture: An integrated modelling analysis

Cited by 60 publications

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The environmental effectiveness of alternative agri-environmental policy reforms: theoretical and empirical analysis

The environmental effectiveness of alternative agri-environmental policy reforms: theoretical and empirical analysis

On the choice of farm management practices after the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in 2003

Sustainable governance of the agriculture and the Baltic Sea — Agricultural reforms, food production and curbed eutrophication

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