@article{Zimmermann:61090,
      recid = {61090},
      author = {Zimmermann, Andrea and Heckelei, Thomas},
      title = {Structural change of European dairy farms  - A  cross-regional analysis},
      address = {2010-04},
      number = {699-2016-47929},
      pages = {28},
      year = {2010},
      abstract = {Previous analyses of dairy farm structural change focused  on the variation over time in one or a small
number of  regions. Here we present an EU-15-wide analysis of the  change of the number of farms in
different size classes.  The purpose is (1) to identify the differences in regional  development patterns
and (2) to measure the explanatory  relevance and effect of key factors suggested in the  literature.
Apart from the unprecedented scope, the  underlying Markov chain analysis also contributes  by
combining observed transitions in micro data with macro  data on farm numbers. Results show widely
significant  impacts of most explanatory variables, but also reveal the  complexity of the underlying
processes.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/61090},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.61090},
}