An Analysis of the Effects of Uncertainty and Irreversibility on Farmer Participation in the Conservation Reserve Program

A real options model is developed to examine the determinants of farmer participation in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). This study contributes to the literature by developing a framework for ex post analysis of uncertainty and irreversibility. It extends the applications of real options mod...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Murat Isik, Wanhong Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Agricultural Economics Association 2004-08-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Subjects:
crp
Online Access:https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/31113