ANALYZING THE EFFECT OF AGRI-ENVIRONMENT MEASURES ON NITRATE CONCENTRATION IN GROUNDWATER FOR AUSTRIA

The Austrian agri-environment program (ÖPUL) from 2000-2006 introduced several measures to reduce nitrate concentration in groundwater. We apply spatial econometric methods on a country-wide panel dataset to assess the partial effects of ÖPUL and other determining factors on nitrate concentration in groundwater. Preliminary results reveal that organic farming and refraining from using inputs on arable land have a measurable negative effect on nitrate concentration.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Heumesser, Christine ; Morawetz, Ulrich B.
Institutions:	Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues - GEWISOLA
Subject:	Nitrate concentration \| Groundwater \| Agri-Environment Measures \| Spatial Regression \| Agricultural and Food Policy \| Environmental Economics and Policy

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Series:	52nd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, Germany, September 26-28, 2012.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 52nd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, Germany, September 26-28, 2012 Number 133044
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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