FARMER BEHAVIOR AND AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Authors

  • Maryam Mahmodi
  • Abigail L. Miller
  • Theodore R. Alter
  • Paloma Z. Frumento
  • Glenn E. Sterner III
  • Cristin Micera Mitchell

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58246/sjeconomics.v11i.509

Keywords:

Agri-environmental policy, policy design, conservation, environmental management, market-based interventions, economic incentives, financial incentives, pecuniary incentives, neoclassical economics, farmer behavior, socio-psychological approaches, , theory of planned behavior, behavioral economics, habits, cognitive capabilities, social norms, variability

Abstract

During the past two decades, policymakers have provided farmers with numerous economic incentives to promote environmentally-friendly agriculture and agricultural management practices. However, research has shown that economic incentives alone are not the factor influencing farmer behavior. This paper provides an overview of alternatives to the
neoclassical economic framework which conceptualizes farmers as rational economic actors. These alternatives are based in a socio-psychological approach that includes internal and social drivers for behavior and behavior change. Reviewing key literature focusing on farmer behavior, we argue that internal and social drivers are important to consider when designing
agri-environmental policies and programs.

Published

2013-12-30

Issue

Vol. 11 (2013)

Section

Article

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