Estimating supply functions for agri-environmental schemes: Water quality and the Great Barrier Reef

摘要: Funding programs to improve water quality into the GBR are difficult evaluate, and administering agencies typically need allocate funds without a clear assessment of cost-effectiveness proposals. This is particularly case for agri-environmental schemes where policy makers set targets improvements in from agricultural lands then identify encourage changes practices. The priorities actions often driven by bio-physical assessments risks on natural environment with little information about opportunity costs challenges changing land management. goal research reported this paper develop supply function Great Barrier Reef catchments. Costs have been estimated multiple sources, including modelling, expert opinion, analysis tenders Rescue grant programs. study addresses reconciling cost estimates different dealing heterogeneity across industries catchments, managing influences factors such as risks, adoption issues transaction costs.