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Journal of Integrative Agriculture
2021,20
(7)
Farmers' risk preference and fertilizer use
作 者：
Qiao, Fang-bin;Huang, Ji-kun
单 位：
Cent Univ Finance & Econ, China Econ & Management Acad, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China;Peking Univ, Sch Adv Agr Sci, Beijing 100089, Peoples R China;Jiangxi Agr Univ, Sch Econ & Management, Nanchang 330045, Jiangxi, Peoples R China
关键词：
risk preferences;fertilizer use;farmers;environment;China
摘 要：
This study examines the role of farmers' risk attitudes toward fertilizer use in cotton production in China. Contradicting previous studies, this paper theoretically shows that the relationship between farmers' risk aversion and fertilizer use is not always monotonic. Field survey data were collected to test this relationship using the Cobb-Douglas production function. Results suggest that when the elasticity of fertilizer use and the probability of achieving the desired effects from fertilizer use are high, risk-averse farmers apply more fertilizer than risk-taking farmers. Conversely, when the elasticity of fertilizer use and the probability of achieving the desired effects are low, risk-taking farmers apply more fertilizer than risk-neutral or risk-averse farmers.
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