Transaction cost analysis of outsourcing farm administration by Belgian farmers
基于交易成本理论，使用Probit模型分析比利时农民外包行政事务的决策，发现农民年龄、农场规模、制度环境以及行政事务的复杂性、不确定性和时间需求显著影响外包选择。
Modern farming is characterised by an increasing amount of regulation and hence of farm administration. This paper reports an empirical investigation of farmers' decisions regarding administrative tasks, and in particular the decision to outsource (part of) this administration. The theoretical framework is based on transaction cost economics, adapted and interpreted here to deal with services. The empirical analysis applies a probit model estimated using cross-section farm survey data. Results indicate significant differences in outsourcing related to characteristics such as farmers' age, farm size and institutional environment, as well as to factors such as the complexity, uncertainty and time requirements of the administration concerned.