IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/wly/apecpp/v48y2026i1p137-159.html

A Scoping Review of Nudges for Enhancing Agricultural Policy

Author

Listed:
  • Nadja El Benni
  • Yanbing Wang
  • Jeanine Ammann
  • Gabriele Mack
  • Robert Finger

Abstract

Following PRISMA guidelines, we conduct a scoping review on 18 empirical studies on nudging interventions for farmers in Europe and the USA. The evidence on the effectiveness of nudges is mixed. Some studies demonstrate positive outcomes, particularly when nudges are combined with other interventions; others report no effect or negative outcomes. We identified several gaps in the literature. For example, the cost‐effectiveness, acceptability, persistence of behavioral change, and unintended effects of nudging interventions remain largely unexamined. Moreover, most studies have limited real‐world applicability, and few use representative samples of farmers. Additionally, transparency is limited, for example, few studies are pre‐registered and share data.

Suggested Citation

  • Nadja El Benni & Yanbing Wang & Jeanine Ammann & Gabriele Mack & Robert Finger, 2026. "A Scoping Review of Nudges for Enhancing Agricultural Policy," Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 48(1), pages 137-159, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:apecpp:v:48:y:2026:i:1:p:137-159
    DOI: 10.1002/aepp.70015
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.70015
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1002/aepp.70015?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:wly:apecpp:v:48:y:2026:i:1:p:137-159. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Wiley Content Delivery (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://doi.org/10.1002/(ISSN)2040-5804 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.