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On the intention-behaviour discrepancy. Empirical evidence from succession on farms in Finland.

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: This study examines and compares farmers' succession plans and actual succession behaviour and finds that the farm operator's age and regional variables influence both. We also find a discrepancy between intention and actual behaviour which is significantly related to the farm operator's age. Whereas the likelihood of planned succession is overestimated significantly for younger farm operators, the opposite is observed once the farm operator's age exceeds 65 years. Therefore, stated plans have only a negligible value in predicting the observed behaviour and farm operator's statements on the timing of succession may not provide enough information on the grounds of designing structural policies in agriculture. (author's abstract)

Source: ePubWU Institutional Repository (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien)

DOI: 10.57938/05d1f904-21ff-4ee5-a869-7a487bb55c41

Authors: Väre, Minna, Weiss, Christoph, Pietola, Kyösti

Language: English

Topic: Agricultural economics and policies

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

Funder: Austrian Science Fund

OpenAlex ID: W107933778