RELATIVE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF INPUT AND OUTPUT SUBSIDIES

A subsidy on a single input is compared with an output subsidy as a means of stimulating output, and the conditions under which the single input subsidy is (a) more treasury cost-effective and (b) overall the more socially efficient measure, are explored. Rationalisations for input subsidies, particularly fertiliser subsidies, are examined in the light of the results.

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Year of publication:	1982
Authors:	Parish, Ross M. ; McLaren, Keith Robert
Published in:	Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics. - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - AARES. - Vol. 26.1982, 01
Publisher:	Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - AARES
Subject:	Demand and Price Analysis

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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