The impact of decoupled subsidies on productivity in agriculture: a cross-country analysis using microdata
利用爱尔兰、丹麦和荷兰的农场微观数据，研究欧盟共同农业政策改革中直接支付与生产脱钩是否提升了农业生产率，发现脱钩政策对生产率和农场专业化有显著正向影响。
The decoupling of direct payments from production introduced in the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy is expected to make production decisions more market-oriented and farmers more productive. However, ex-post analyses of the productivity of farms have yet to uncover any evidence of a positive impact of the decoupling policy on farm productivity. Using Irish, Danish, and Dutch farm-level data, we identify whether the decoupling policy has contributed to productivity growth in agriculture and farm product adjustment behavior. We find some evidence that the decoupling policy had significant positive effects on farm productivity and behavioral changes related to farm specialization.