Agricultural and Environmental Policies from an Institutional Economics Perspective: a Method for Ex-ante Policy Assessment

Abstract: Ex-ante impact assessment of agricultural, environmental, and rural policies has become an integral part of political decision-making processes in the European Union. While a variety of agri-environmental modelling tools exists which are able to predict social, economic, and ecological consequences of policies, there are no standardised ex-ante policy assessment tools capturing the institutional dimension. In this paper, we introduce a procedure for ex-ante modelling institutional aspects for policy implementation. PICA (Procedure for Institutional Compatibility Assessment) is a systematic methodology to assess the institutional compatibility of policy options with the respective national and regional institutional contexts. PICA has been designed as an explorative, yet formalised methodology that enables policy-makers to identify, at an early stage, potential institutional incompatibilities. After a brief introduction of the concept of institutional compatibility for policy assess.... https://www.tib-op.org/ojs/index.php/gjae/article/view/1844

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• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Agricultural and Environmental Policies from an Institutional Economics Perspective: a Method for Ex-ante Policy Assessment ; volume:60 ; number:3 ; year:2011 ; German journal of agricultural economics ; 60, Heft 3 (2011)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Schleyer, Christian ; Theesfeld, Insa

Further information

• DOI: 10.52825/gjae.v60i3.1844
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2409251037431.679887185873
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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