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Passive farming and land development: a real option approach. Working Paper Series 2016:04, Uppsala: Dept. of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).


Authors: Mark Brady  Luca Di Corato 


We examine the impact that subsidies paid to passive farmers have on the lease of land and on the speed of land development. First, we find that, even if delaying land development, paying passive farmers increases the value of the land. Second, when bargaining for the lease of land, we show that the agreement between the parties is conditional on an underlying development project passing a threshold level in terms of profitability. Third, we identify the conditions leading to a Pareto improvement. Last, we illustrate our findings by considering the establishment of an energy crop on leased land.

Authors:


Mark Brady

Luca Di Corato