A Note on the Effects of the Income Stabilisation Tool on Income Inequality in Agriculture
研究了欧洲拟引入的收入稳定工具（IST）对农业收入不平等的影响，以瑞士农业为例发现IST能显著降低收入不平等，尤其提升低收入分位点，这是当前政策讨论中未考虑的价值。
Abstract Increasing concerns with income risks in agriculture have led to discussions on the introduction of an Income Stabilisation Tool ( IST ) in Europe. In this note, we extend existing evaluations of the IST by investigating the potential effect of the IST on inequality in farm incomes using Swiss agriculture as a case study. We find that the IST will significantly reduce income inequality, in particular by increasing lower quantiles of the income distribution. This property constitutes a value‐added of the IST that is not yet considered in the current policy debate.