Regional Differentiation and Farm Exit: A Hierarchical Model for Tuscany
利用2000-2007年托斯卡纳农场数据，通过贝叶斯分层Probit模型分析农场退出行为，发现退出概率与农场规模、类型及人口密度相关。
Abstract We analyse the exit behaviour of Tuscan farms during the period 2000–2007 both at the farm and the territorial level. The study combines data from the 2000 National Census of Agriculture and three waves of the ‘Farm Structure Surveys’. The exit probability of the resulting sample, composed of 3,187 farms, is estimated through a Bayesian hierarchical probit model. Our results show that exits reflect the size and type of holdings. Likelihood of exit is higher in areas of higher population density that are not classified as ‘urban’ areas.