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A Growth-Focused Spatial Econometric Model of Agricultural Land Development in the Northeast

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  • Hailu, Yohannes G.
  • Brown, Cheryl

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Using county data for West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, estimation of a system of simultaneous equations shows that population growth, higher taxes, high farmland value, and high initial per capita income accelerate farmland development, but return on farmland, government assistance to farmers, farmland conservation, and farming agglomeration reduce development pressure.

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  • Hailu, Yohannes G. & Brown, Cheryl, 2005. "A Growth-Focused Spatial Econometric Model of Agricultural Land Development in the Northeast," 2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI 19488, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea05:19488
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.19488
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