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The use of antibiotics is not permitted in Switzerland; moreover, no other medication exists to combat European foul brood. Hives with symptoms must therefore be destroyed in order to limit the outbreak, and the contaminated material must be sanitised. Since prevention is the best cure, early detection is desirable. Numerous studies have been undertaken and documents have been created at the Swiss Bee Research Centre and elsewhere to draw the attention of beekeepers to these problems and inform them about the causes and the control measures to be implemented.

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The effect of result‐based agri‐environmental payments on biodiversity: Evidence from Switzerland.

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Schaub S., Roth T., Bonev P.

The effect of result‐based agri‐environmental payments on biodiversity: Evidence from Switzerland.

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 107, (4), 2025, 1228-1254.

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Zusammenfassung:

We estimate the effects of result‐based agri‐environmental payments on biodiversity using a unique dataset containing information about plant vegetation. The data include information on surveyed plant species for a large number of randomly selected plots followed over a period of 20 years in Switzerland. In our estimation, we utilize a difference‐in‐discontinuities approach based on exogenous variation in payments triggered by (i) a policy reform in Switzerland that led to a considerable increase in payments that was uncertain prior to the implementation and (ii) an administrative threshold of reform that defines eligibility for payment depending on the botanical quality. We find that the increase in result‐based payments led to an increase in the biodiversity of plots that were almost eligible for the payments before the reform but not for plots that already satisfied the eligibility criteria. Our findings have important implications for the design of result‐based payments.

ISSN Print: 0002-9092
ISSN Online: 1467-8276
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): https://doi.org/10.1111/ajae.12512
Publikations-ID (Webcode): 59042 Per E-Mail versenden

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The effect of result‐based agri‐environmental payments on biodiversity: Evidence from Switzerland.