Farmers' Beliefs About CO2e Tax Impact on Agriculture: A Randomized Survey Experiment

Open online seminar with Kahsay Haile Zemo, Department of Food and Resource Economics.

About the seminar:

Agriculture sustains the world’s food systems, yet it is also a major contributor to environmental problems, including greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, and biodiversity loss. Despite these significant impacts, the sector has often remained largely exempt from stringent environmental regulations. With Denmark pioneering the world’s first CO₂e tax on agricultural emissions, this seminar examines how farmers perceive the impact of such regulation on agriculture and what shapes their acceptance or resistance.

Drawing on a nationally representative survey of around 1,000 Danish farmers, this seminar explores three key questions: Do farmers “misperceive” the tax’s impacts on agriculture? Can expert evidence reshape their beliefs? And does this influence acceptance of the tax? The findings provide new insights into how beliefs, expert information, and policy design contribute to shaping farmers’ responses to agri-environmental policies.

How to participate

The seminar is open to all.
The seminar will take place online via Zoom