Soil quality is in decline in many parts of the world, in part due to the intensification of
agricultural practices. Whilst economic instruments and regulations can help incentivise …

Policy choice and policy design need to take account of transaction costs in order to
increase the efficiency and sustainability of policies. However, transaction costs must first be …

The extent to which the multifunctionality of agriculture can justify continuing domestic
subsidies to farmers that may be trade distorting in their effects, has emerged as a key bone …

This paper argues that developing, signalling and monitoring quality in the agri-food industry
has become a central issue that requires hybrid organisations and institutions. We examine …

There is a growing literature reporting the extent of transaction costs for environmental
policies. However understanding why transaction costs occur and why they are small or …

The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) program, when launched in the United Kingdom
(UK) in 1986, was the first agri-environmental program in the European Union (EU). This …

The debate over agricultural trade rules is marked by substantial disagreement. The paper
starts by clarifying the positions. The apparent divergences stem largely from differences in …

Recent changes in European agri-environmental policy allow farmers' transaction costs
(TCs), also called private TCs, to be taken into account when calculating compensation …

In addition to supplying food and fiber, agriculture is a source of public goods and
externalities. This article addresses two questions. First, do price and income support …

Agri-environment-climate measures (AECMs) represent a transaction of ecological capital
between the government as the buyer of the agri-environmental goods and services …