Individual Decisions or Institutional Dynamics? Reasons for the Intensive Use of Fertilizer in Eastern China
| dc.creator | Berger, Lars | |
| dc.creator | Hüttel, Silke | |
| dc.creator | Hagedorn, Konrad | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T16:33:57Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T07:23:43Z | |
| dc.description | The eutrophication of Lake Tai in the mid-east of China caused by an excessive import of nutrients from agricultural non-point-source pollution impedes social and economic development. In our research we aim to improve the understanding of the farmers’ decision-making process applying chemical fertilizers. Based on data gained in household interviews in 2011 and 2012 we follow the question: Which factors influence the individual decision on the use of fertilizers? Our approach is twofold: first, we estimate a production function to assess nitrogen overuse. Second, based on qualitative data we analyse the influence of the institutional context on individual decision-making. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.156224 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/156224/files/Poster5-Berger-Individual_c.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/156224 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/587798 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/156224 | |
| dc.title | Individual Decisions or Institutional Dynamics? Reasons for the Intensive Use of Fertilizer in Eastern China | |
| dc.type | Text |