Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/265236 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Citation: 
[Journal:] Studies in Agricultural Economics [ISSN:] 2063-0476 [Volume:] 121 [Issue:] 3 [Publisher:] AKI Institute of Agricultural Economics [Place:] Budapest [Year:] 2019 [Pages:] 134-143
Publisher: 
AKI Institute of Agricultural Economics, Budapest
Abstract: 
This study assesses the effectiveness of the Subsidy per Head Scheme (SPHS) in increasing milk productivity, land use, herd size and income in dairy farms across the seven regions of Kosovo. SPHS represents one of the largest coupled subsidy programs in the agricultural sector of Kosovo in terms of farmer participation and budget allocation. We use a Propensity Score Matching approach to assess the impact of this program by comparing a group of participants with a group of non-participants during the 2013–2014 farming seasons. We test the robustness of the impact results using four different matching algorithms. Results reveal SPHS was not effective in increasing land use, gross income and farm size (number of cows), although SPHS had a limited impact on improving milk productivity. In addition, the study highlights the need to reformulate coupled subsidies and develop new, complementary strategies that address farmers’ needs more efficiently.
Subjects: 
coupled subsidy
propensity score matching
impact evaluation
Kosovo
JEL: 
Q18
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Published Version

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