Econometric impact assessment of the Common Agricultural Policy in East German agriculture

In the present dissertation, an ex-post impact assessment of the CAP is conducted in the three East German Federal States of Brandenburg, Saxony, and Saxony-Anhalt. The analysis is based on regional data for 69 counties observed between 1997 and 2007. The main objective of the study is twofold: First, it is aimed to assess the impact of the whole portfolio of CAP measures on labor demand in East German agriculture with an additional focus on the decoupling of pillar I payments. Second, the impact of the CAP's first pillar on heterogeneous farm structures is due to be analyzed. Given the fact that empirically based insights on these issues are limited, this research aims at filling this gap.