Landowners’ motivation for adopting perennial energy crops: drivers, barriers and neighbourhood effects
利用丹麦2006-2013年农场数据，研究土地所有者采用多年生能源作物的动机，发现土地质量、现有农场活动和当地市场是关键条件，而农场规模和邻里决策则揭示了学习成本、市场不确定性和启动成本等隐性障碍。
Uptake of energy crop production is slow, even though the returns are competitive with traditional crops, suggesting the existence of barriers to adoption. Danish farm-level data from 2006 to 2013 are used to identify incentive mechanisms and potential barriers to uptake. The results identify land quality, existing farm activities and local markets as important conditions. The influence of farm size and the decisions of neighbouring farmers suggest more subtle barriers: learning costs, uncertainties about future markets and start-up costs. The study thus points towards some of the underlying barriers for the uptake of energy crops and potential new policy directions.