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dc.contributor.authorvan Rensburg, Thomas M.en
dc.date.accessioned2010-05-10T13:28:44Zen
dc.date.available2010-05-10T13:28:44Zen
dc.date.issued2008en
dc.identifier.citationDi Falco, S., Penov S., Aleksiev, A., van Rensburg, T. M., (2008) "Agricultural Biodiversity and Land Fragmentation: the case of Bulgaria" (Working Paper No. 0132) Department of Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10379/974en
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents an empirical analysis of the role of land fragmentation, crop biodiversity and their interplay with farm profitability. Original primary date are drawn from a survey conducted in Bulgaria. We present two different estimation methods: Seemingly Unrelated Regression and Three Stages Least Squares. The econometric results stress the ambiguous role of land fragmentation on farm profitability. One one hand, land fragmentation reduces farm profitability. On the other hand, land fragmentation fosters crop diversification. Biodiversity also plays a beneficial role in farm profitability. Policies that aim to reduce land fragmentation may overlook the positive link between diversity and plot heterogeneity.en
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dc.publisherNational University of Ireland, Galwayen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesworking papers;0132en
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/
dc.subjectEconomicsen
dc.subjectLand fragmentationen
dc.titleAgricultural Biodiversity and Land Fragmentation: the case of Bulgariaen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.description.peer-reviewedpeer-revieweden
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