Die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des ökologischenLandbaus: Eine Analyse mit dem Konzept der Pfadabhängigkeit
This paper invokes the concept of path dependence to gain new conceptual insights into the competition between conventional and organic agriculture. We develop a simple model of path dependent agricultural technologies to demonstrate how random events at the beginning of the development path of a te...
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Veröffentlicht in: | German journal of agricultural economics 2001, Vol.50 (7), p.433-438 |
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Zusammenfassung: | This paper invokes the concept of path dependence to gain new conceptual insights into the competition between conventional and organic agriculture. We develop a simple model of path dependent agricultural technologies to demonstrate how random events at the beginning of the development path of a technology, combined with increasing returns to adoption, can give rise to an early lock-in of an inferior production system. We conclude that, depending on the circumstances, there may be a place for policy intervention to break the dominance of locked-in agricultural technologies. Any such policy should aim at enhancing network externalities within the organic sector and contribute to the development of the long-term technological potential of organic agriculture. |
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ISSN: | 0002-1121 |
DOI: | 10.52825/gjae.v50i7.1489 |