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New administrative geospatial data for agricultural policy evaluation: an application to EU crop diversity obligations
Full text linkThis study showcases a new class of administrative, geo-spatial data sourced from agricultural subsidy registers as a powerful tool for agricultural policy evaluation. Beyond full national coverage and accurate identification of land use, the key novel feature of GeoSpatial Aid Application (GSAA) data consists in the ability to link agricultural parcels managed by the same farm, enabling causal analysis at the holding level. Using Spanish GSAA data, we evaluate an EU-wide environmental regulation, also unveiling the occurrence of strategic behaviour among a subgroup of farm holdings. We concisely discuss implications for future research endeavours in the agricultural policy domain
The Causal Effect of Crop Diversification Obligations on Crop Diversity: An EU-level Analysis
Full text linkThe Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a cornerstone policy of the European Union, increasingly focused on promoting environmentally sustainable practices. In 2014, the CAP introduced Greening payments and a crop diversification requirement to enhance soil resilience and mitigate ecosystem degradation. Despite its economic significance, the policy's effectiveness across the EU remains largely limited. This study evaluates the impact of the Greening crop diversification requirement on crop diversity itself and on a set of subsequent outcomes, including agricultural land allocation, the economic performance of farms and indirect environmental outcomes. Using farm-level data from the Farm Accountancy Data Network (2012-2017), causal relationships are identified, through a design that combines propensity score matching and difference-in-differences, by comparing farms needing to adapt to the new requirements to those who were already compliant. Additionally, a regression discontinuity design estimates local average treatment effects for 2017, thereby exploiting the diversification requirement’s threshold-based design. Both strategies corroborate the conclusion that Greening measures have significantly increased crop diversity across the EU; moreover, results for the remaining farm-level outcomes are consistent with adaptation responses to the new environmental requirements. Overall, the results highlight the policy’s effectiveness in promoting sustainable agriculture throughout the EU
Internationalization Modes and Productivity of Italian Manufacturing: some firm-level evidence
No full textThis paper compares the productivity ranking of alternative modes of internationalization for apanel of Italian manufacturingfirms that are (i) purely domestic or internationally engaged in(ii) exports, (iii) foreign sourcing and (iv) foreign direct investment. By using consistent tests ofstochastic dominance offirst and second order, as well as by estimating productivity premiaacrossfirms for all strategies, we aim at investigating whether and to what extent these modes offirm's entry into the foreign markets conform to the predictions of bothHelpman et al. (2004)and Antràs and Helpman (2004)'s seminal papers. While our data confirm the hierarchicaltheoretical ranking of the traditional moves, no evidence emerges that FDIfirms dominate inproductivity foreign sourcingfirms. Obviously, our evidence also supports the prediction in theliterature that domesticfirms exhibit lower performances compared to their internationallyinvolved counterpart
Gravitymodels of interprovincial migration flows in Canada with hierarchical multifactor structure
Full text linkFollowing recent contributions on migration flows, we contribute to the literature by relaxing restrictions on how multilateral resistance to migration (MRM) may affect province-pair-specific migration flows. We follow recent advancements in the three dimensional (3D) panel data models with a hierarchical multifactor structure and develop the more flexible specification for MRM. In addition to including unobserved global (country) factors with province-pair-specific coefficients, we can control for local origin (destination)-specific factors that have heterogeneous effects on destinations (origins). We apply the 3DCCE estimator advanced by Kapetanios et al. (J Econom, 2020) to an analysis of the determinants of interprovincial migration flows in Canada from 1976 to 2014. In particular, we find that the recent rise in the internal migration flows, registered in Canada from 2009 onwards, is more likely to be associated with the relative income inequality and network presence rather than the conventional long-run determinants such as income and unemployment differentials
Poverty, inequality and growth in Albania: Empirical evidence, 2002-05
No full textThis article studies the distribution of well-being and, specifically, the degree of poverty and deprivation in Albania, in the years 2002 and 2005, using Living Standard Measurement Surveys (LSMS). The distribution analysis is performed by applying both one-dimensional and multidimensional approaches, in particular to better examine the link between economic growth, inequality and poverty in Albania. Furthermore, by estimating a non-monetary indicator, as proposed by Bossert et al. (2007), and a nonlinear principal component model together with a probit model, the paper focuses on the multidimensional measures of poverty to address the relationship between poverty and socio-economic factors. Our evidence shows that absolute poverty decreased from 2002 to 2005 while national relative poverty increased; economic growth reduced poverty in Albania over the observed period; and living in rural and mountain areas, being female, poorly educated and with a large family increased the probability of suffering from deprivation. © 2014 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Published by Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Classification of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases at presentation in epidemiological studies
No full textCan the belt and road initiative promote the catching-up of China’s West and South-West?
No full text“Background facts and literature” summarizes the basic facts about the lower economic development of China’s Western and South-Western provinces and underlines how economic underdevelopment is somewhat related to lack of transport infrastructure. The BRI has been viewed by many experts as a strategy mostly, if not exclusively, dominated by China’s need to reshape its foreign policy. The chapter addresses one of the channels through which the catching-up of the less affluent parts of China-notably, the Western and South-Western provinces-might be achieved. We reminded, in fact, that the GDP per capita gap across China’s provinces largely overlaps with the cross-provincial gap in terms of transport infrastructure. In that respect, with its westbound projection, the BRI would help boost the transport infrastructure endowment of the up-to-now disadvantaged Western and South-Western provinces
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