STRUCTURAL, EFFICIENCY AND INCOME EFFECTS OF DIRECT PAYMENTS - AN AGENT-BASED ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT SCHEMES FOR THE GERMAN REGION OF HOHENLOHE

摘要: The paper analyses various forms of direct payments using the spatial and dynamic model AgriPoliS. In AgriPoliS farms are represented as agents which act interact individually. This allows for endogenous structural change. is fitted to agricultural region 'Hohenlohe' in Baden-Wurttemberg characterised by intensive livestock farming. policy simulations show that fixing a single income payment coupling it farming land - has been proposed EU Commission mid-term review does not have significant effects on change, competitiveness, compared current Agenda 2000 policy. order reach lasting effect competitiveness agriculture, further decoupling would be necessary, completely decoupled from Direct should rather offered farmers or farms, independent whether continued. Furthermore, area decreased an extent just necessary maintain certain management standards. Such also break with large part subsidies transferred owners than farmers. It especially growth potential high share leased benefit such