Open AccessLand Acquisition Regulation through the lens of expert stakeholders’ mental models - what are the implications for business development among Swedish farmers?
Author(s) -
Helena Hansson,
Katalin Simon,
Iryna Kristensen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
agricultural and food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.347
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1795-1895
pISSN - 1459-6067
DOI - 10.23986/afsci.103062
Subject(s) - agriculture , business , order (exchange) , land use , perspective (graphical) , agricultural land , natural resource economics , economics , geography , finance , civil engineering , archaeology , artificial intelligence , computer science , engineering
Agricultural and forestry land markets are regulated in several European countries. However, assessing the economic consequences of land market regulation for agricultural and forestry firms is methodologically challenging for various reasons. The aim of this study is to highlight the usefulness of exploring expert stakeholders’ mental models in order to gain insights into the economic impacts of agricultural and forestry land market regulation. We use thematic analysis based on in-depth interview data to explore Swedish expert stakeholders’ mental models concerning the regulation of the Swedish agricultural and forestry land market. This research strategy facilitated a rich understanding of the effects of land regulation on economic consequences. Findings indicate that current regulation does not have any major impact on the economic situation of agricultural and forestry firms in Sweden. This is interesting from the perspective of agricultural and forestry land market policy.