The EU's Agenda 2000 reform for the agricultural sector: Environmental and economic effects in Denmark

Mette Wier, Johnny M. Andersen, Jørgen D. Jensen, Thomas C. Jensen

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    19 Citations (Scopus)

    Abstract

    The Agenda 2000 reform, agreed on by the EU government leaders in the spring of 1999, implies considerable changes in EU agricultural policy. The reform involves both reductions in price support and compensations in the form of hectare and animal support. The Agenda 2000 reform may have considerable environmental and economic effects, and in this article we assess these effects. Within an integrated model system, we calculate environmental effects (changes in nitrogen loading in the terrestrial environment and the Danish marine waters, changes in oxygen concentrations in the inner Danish marine waters, and changes in emissions of the greenhouse gases (methane and nitrous oxide), as well as economic effects (effects on private consumption, GDP, the balance of payments, and employment). The results indicate that the Agenda 2000 reform has significant economic costs but almost no effects on the environment-either positive or negative.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalEcological Economics
    Volume41
    Issue number2
    Pages (from-to)345-359
    Number of pages15
    ISSN0921-8009
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - May 2002

    Keywords

    • Agricultural policy
    • Environmental effects
    • Greenhouse gases
    • Integrated Modelling
    • Nitrogen loading

    Cite this