Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/274526 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Agricultural Economics [ISSN:] 1477-9552 [Volume:] 74 [Issue:] 3 [Publisher:] Wiley [Place:] Hoboken, NJ [Year:] 2023 [Pages:] 816-834
Publisher: 
Wiley, Hoboken, NJ
Abstract: 
Local farmers' preferences for farmland price regulations in competitive markets have not been studied systematically. We investigate farmers' preferences in Germany, where recent price increases have driven calls for regulatory changes. The results of an online vignette experiment show that farmers prefer stricter regulation against the admission of non‐local (but even more so of non‐farmer) land buyers. Our analysis also shows that local farmers' preferences are motivated primarily by self‐interest rather than adherence to principles. We conclude that most farmers prefer price regulations that consider their particular concerns about increasing competition in Germany.
Subjects: 
agricultural ethics
experimental evidence
farmers' preferences
farmland price regulation
JEL: 
Q12
Q24
R38
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Article
Document Version: 
Published Version

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