Transaction Costs in Agri-Environment-Climate Measures: A Review of the Literature
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Transaction Costs Theory: A Brief Review
3. Methodology
3.1. Eligibility Criteria and Databases
3.2. Search Strategy
3.3. Data Collection Process
4. Overview of Key Differences and Findings across Studies
4.1. Main Investigated Agri-Environment-Climate Measures
4.2. Main Differences in Scope and Objectives
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- Geographical scope
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- Research objectives
4.3. Main Differences in Methodological Approach
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- Type of methodology
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- Actors involved
4.4. Main Reported Empirical Results and Findings
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- Key insights linked to public transaction costs
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- Key insights linked to private transaction costs
5. Conclusions and Final Remarks
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
AES | Agri-environmental schemes |
AECMs | Agri-environment-climate measures |
CAP | Common agricultural policy |
EU | European union |
NIE | New Institutional Economics |
PPPs | Public-private partnerships |
PRTCs | Policy-related transaction costs |
TCs | Transaction costs |
TCT | Transaction costs theory |
TCE | Transaction costs economics |
WES | Wildlife Enhancement Scheme |
WOS | Web of science |
Appendix A
Scopus | |
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97 | TITLE-ABS-KEY ((("transaction cost*") OR ("transaction cost*" AND analysis) OR ("transaction cost*" AND measure*) OR ("transaction cost*" AND assessment*)) AND ((agri-environment* AND measure*) OR ("payment for ecosystem services*") OR (agri-environment* AND scheme*) OR (agri-environment* AND policy*) OR (agri-environment* AND program*))) Timespan = 1999–2023; Search language = Auto |
Web of Science | |
78 | TI = ((("transaction cost*") OR ("transaction cost*" AND analysis) OR ("transaction cost*" AND measure*) OR ("transaction cost*" AND assessment*)) AND ((agri-environment* AND measure*) OR (agri-environment* AND scheme*) OR ("payment for ecosystem services*") OR (agri-environment* AND policy*) OR (agri-environment* AND program*))) OR TS = ((("transaction cost*") OR ("transaction cost*" AND analysis) OR ("transaction cost*" AND measure*) OR ("transaction cost*" AND assessment*)) AND ((agri-environment* AND measure*) OR (agri-environment* AND scheme*) OR ("payment for ecosystem services*") OR (agri-environment* AND policy*) OR (agri-environment* AND program*))) OR AB = ((("transaction cost*") OR ("transaction cost*" AND analysis) OR ("transaction cost*" AND measure*) OR ("transaction cost*" AND assessment*)) AND ((agri-environment* AND measure*) OR ("payment for ecosystem services*") OR (agri-environment* AND scheme*) OR (agri-environment* AND policy*) OR (agri-environment* AND program*))) Databases = WOS, KJD, MEDLINE, RSCI, SCIELO Timespan = 1999–2023; Search language = Auto TI = title; TS = topic; AB = abstract |
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ID | Study Authors | Title | Measure/Scheme/Program Analyzed | Quant. | Qualit. | Public | Private |
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X | O | X | O | ||||
1 | McCann and Easter, 1999 [1] | Transaction costs of policies to reduce agricultural phosphorous pollution in the Minnesota river | 4 policies designed to reduce agricultural sources of phosphorous pollution | X | X | ||
2 | Falconer and Whitby, 2000 [2] | Untangling red tape: scheme administration and the invisible costs of European agri-environmental policy | Countryside stewardship schemes | X | X | ||
3 | McCann and Easter, 2000 [3] | Estimates of Public Sector Transaction Costs in NRCS Programs | 60 conservation systems linked to policies to reduce non-point-source pollution | X | X | ||
4 | Falconer et al., 2001 [4] | An Investigation of Policy Administrative Costs Using Panel Data for the English Environmentally Sensitive Areas | Management agreements for Environmentally Sensitive Areas | X | X | ||
5 | Falconer and Saunders, 2002 [5] | Transaction costs for SSSIs and policy design | Wildlife Enhancement Scheme for sites of special scientific interest | X | X | O | |
6 | Rørstad et al., 2007 [6] | Why do transaction costs of agricultural policies vary? | 12 different agricultural policy measures | X | X | O | |
7 | Ollikainen et al., 2008 [7] | Policy-related transaction costs of agricultural policies in Finland | Agricultural and agri-environmental policy instruments | X | X | ||
8 | Mettepenningen and Van Huylenbroeck, 2009 [8] | Factors influencing private transaction costs related to agri-environmental schemes in europe | AES across different European countries | X | O | ||
9 | Mettepenningen et al., 2009 [9] | Measuring private transaction costs of European agri-environmental schemes | AES across different European countries | X | O | ||
10 | McCann, 2009 [10] | Transaction Costs of Environmental Policies and Returns to Scale: The Case of Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans | Comprehensive nutrient management plans approved by the Natural Resource Conservation Service | X | O | ||
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12 | Mettepenningen et al., 2011 [12] | Public transaction costs of agri-environmental schemes and their determinants—Analysing stakeholders’ involvement and perceptions | AES accross different European countries | X | O | X | |
13 | Peterson et al., 2014 [13] | Transaction Costs in Payment for Environmental Service Contracts | PES contracts in a hypotheticalwater quality trading market | X | O | ||
14 | Weber, 2014 [14] | Does transaction costs expense create transaction gains for farmers participating in an agri-environmental scheme? | Site-specific grassland extensification scheme | X | O | ||
15 | Weber, 2014 [15] | How are public transaction costs in regional agri-environmental scheme delivery influenced by EU regulations? | AES in general | O | X | ||
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17 | Weber, 2015 [17] | Implementing EU co-financed agri-environmental schemes: Effects on administrative transaction costs in a regional grassland extensification scheme | Grassland extensification scheme | X | X | ||
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Espinosa Diaz, S.; Riccioli, F.; Di Iacovo, F.; Moruzzo, R. Transaction Costs in Agri-Environment-Climate Measures: A Review of the Literature. Sustainability 2023, 15, 7454. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15097454
Espinosa Diaz S, Riccioli F, Di Iacovo F, Moruzzo R. Transaction Costs in Agri-Environment-Climate Measures: A Review of the Literature. Sustainability. 2023; 15(9):7454. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15097454
Chicago/Turabian StyleEspinosa Diaz, Salomon, Francesco Riccioli, Francesco Di Iacovo, and Roberta Moruzzo. 2023. "Transaction Costs in Agri-Environment-Climate Measures: A Review of the Literature" Sustainability 15, no. 9: 7454. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15097454