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(How) can economic experiments inform EU agricultural policy?

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  • Liesbeth Colen
  • Sergio Gomez y Paloma
  • Uwe Latacz-Lohmann
  • Marianne Lefebvre

    () (GRANEM - Groupe de Recherche Angevin en Economie et Management - UA - Université d'Angers - AGROCAMPUS OUEST - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement - Institut National de l'Horticulture et du Paysage)

  • Raphaële Préget

    ()

  • Sophie Thoyer

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Abstract

This report provides an overview of the potential contribution of economic experiments to the Common Agricultural Policy evaluation toolbox. The methodology of economic experiments is briefly described in chapter 2. Chapter 3 presents examples ofexperimental studies relevant for the analysis of the Common Agricultural Policy. Chapter 4 discusses whether there is room for economic experiments in the EU evaluation toolbox. Chapter 5 identifies the main challenges when implementing economic experiments. Chapter 6 provides a set of recommendations, arising from the discussions between the authors of this report and policy officers from DG AGRI, relative to the introduction of economic experiments in the CAP evaluation toolbox.

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  • Liesbeth Colen & Sergio Gomez y Paloma & Uwe Latacz-Lohmann & Marianne Lefebvre & Raphaële Préget & Sophie Thoyer, 2015. "(How) can economic experiments inform EU agricultural policy?," Post-Print hal-02519194, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02519194
    DOI: 10.2791/17634
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