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The Structure of Citizen Preferences for Government Soil Erosion Control Programs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Jeffrey L. Jordan  and
Abdelmoneim H. Elnagheeb
Jeffrey L. Jordan
Affiliation:
Department sf Agricultural Economics at theUniversity of Georgia Experiment Station
Abdelmoneim H. Elnagheeb
Affiliation:
Department sf Agricultural Economics at theUniversity of Georgia Experiment Station
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Abstract

The 1990 Farm Bill contains several measures concerning soil erosion caused by U.S. farmers. Data from a nationwide survey of people conerning their attitudes toward agriculture were used to examine the structure of respondents' preferences for government support-policies to combat soil erosion. Estimates of the influence of socio-economic and demographic variables on policy preferences were computed using a multiple-indicator model. Results show more support for the regulation of soil erosion, including laws and fines, than for government financial support.

Keywords

soil erosionpreferences measurementlinear structural relationship (LISREL) modellatent variables
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , December 1992 , pp. 73 - 82
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1992

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