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Quantifying the Economic Return to Participatory Extension Programmes in Ireland: an Endogenous Switching Regression Analysis

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Läpple, Doris, Hennessy, Thia, Newman, Carol·2013·Journal of Agricultural Economics

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This article examines the effectiveness of a government funded extension programme. Farm‐level data are used to assess the economic impact of dairy discussion groups, a common participatory extension method. The evaluation focuses on whether discussion group participants have improved farm profits, which is estimated with an endogenous switching regression model. This method controls for self‐selection bias due to unobserved characteristics, such as the farmer’s ability, that may affect both participation and farm profitability. After controlling for this potential bias, we find that the economic returns to discussion group membership are positive, thus supporting government targets to enrol more farmers in discussion groups.

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Authors
Läpple, D., Hennessy, T., & Newman, C.
Affiliations
Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority (IE)
Corresponding author
Newman, Carol
Venue
Journal of Agricultural Economics
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-01-18
Volume
64
Issue
2
Pages
467-482
ISSN
  • 0021-857X (ISSN-L)
  • 1477-9552
OpenAlex
W1518534567
Cited by
94
References
27
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FWCI
9.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Locations
  • Journal of Agricultural Economics (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • GoeScholar The Publication Server of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agricultural Development and Management
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agricultural Innovations and Practices
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Agricultural economics and policies
Keywords
participatory extension, farm profitability, self-selection bias, endogenous switching regression, farmer participation, dairy farming, Ireland

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