Nico Heerink

Biographic Data

ID	1577896
NAME	Nico Heerink
GIVEN NAMES	Nico
FAMILY NAME	Heerink
SIGNATURE	HEERINK N
AFFILIATIONS	Wageningen University & Research
ORCID	0000-0002-9911-3501
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	27
TOTAL CITATIONS	209
WORKS AS AUTHOR	27
WORKS AS EDITOR	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	1995
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2025
H-INDEX	7

Paying a Premium Only in Native Neighborhoods
Open AccessW Y Cao, Nico Heerink et al.ARTICLEPopulation Space and Place2025References: 4
Understanding housing price differentials across nativity, gender, or racial groups is crucial because housing costs influence economic well‐being, wealth accumulation, and long‐term security. While extensively studied in the U.S., similar research is limited in Europe. This study extends U.S. analyses of racial disparities to examine nativity disparities in the Netherlands by investigating intra‐ and inter‐neighborhood price differentials among …
The long-term impact of land certification on factor reallocation and household welfare in rural China
Open AccessMinjie Chen, Guangcheng Ren et al.ARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies2025Cited by: 1References: 3
Do small and equally distributed farm sizes imply large resource misallocation? Evidence from wheat-maize double-cropping in the North China Plain
Open AccessMinjie Chen, Nico Heerink et al.ARTICLEFood Policy2022Cited by: 1References: 8
The egalitarian allocation of agricultural land and small operational farm sizes in rural China raise questions about the implications for overall productivity given that there exists potentially large heterogeneity in farm-level productivities. This paper examines to what extent land and capital are misallocated in a region in the North China Plain that is characterized by small and relatively equally distributed farm sizes. Using a survey data …
Do agricultural machinery services promote village farmland rental markets? Theory and evidence from a case study in the North China plain
Open AccessYan Liu, Nico Heerink et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2022Cited by: 2References: 45
The rapidly increasing availability of agricultural machinery services in rural China may promote development in the farmland rental market, but it can also hamper it. This study provides a theoretical and empirical examination of how and to what extent agricultural machinery services affect the participation of smallholders in farmland rental markets. In the theoretical part, a price band model for quasi-fixed inputs is developed and applied to …
An economic-psychological perspective on perceived land tenure security
Open AccessChen Qian, Gerrit Antonides et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2022Cited by: 4References: 121
Land tenure security perceived by farmers is generally considered an important precondition for rural development. In this paper, we first propose a holistic framework of land tenure security that integrates Van Gelder’s tripartite view of tenure security with Ho’s credibility thesis. Following this framework, we empirically investigate the interrelation between the cognitive and the affective components of tenure security perceptions, and analyz…
Assessing governance of irrigation systems
Open AccessMargaret Atosina Akuriba, Rein Haagsma et al.ARTICLEWorld Development Perspectives2020References: 8
Farm size and smallholders’ use of intercropping in Northwest China
Open AccessYu Hong, Nico Heerink et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2020Cited by: 3References: 45
Intercropping, i.e. the cultivation of crop species mixtures, can potentially reduce pressure on land resources by generating higher yields through exploitation of complementarities between crop species. Although intercropping is practiced on a non-negligible proportion of China’s arable land, little is known about the factors that influence farmers’ decisions to use intercropping. In this study we develop a theoretical framework that distinguish…
Perceptions of Land Tenure Security in Rural China
Guangcheng Ren, Xueqin Zhu et al.ARTICLESociety & Natural Resources2019Cited by: 4References: 7
Tenure security is commonly recognized as an important factor in stimulating long-term investments in land. Recent studies suggest that a distinction between legal, actual and perceived tenure security needs to be made in analyzing tenure security. This study discusses the relationships between legal, actual and perceived land tenure security in rural China, and empirically examines the impact of actual on perceived land tenure security by applyi…
Persistence of land reallocations in Chinese villages
Open AccessGuangcheng Ren, Xueqin Zhu et al.ARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies2019Cited by: 6References: 9
Land reallocations have been severely restricted in rural China since 1998. Nevertheless, land continues to be reallocated in some regions. Little is known about the forces behind the persistence of land reallocations. In this paper we argue that village self-governance rules affect the implementation of national laws and regulations, and that the election of village leaders and villagers' knowledge of relevant policies are major forces in the us…
Public and self-organized land readjustment in rural China − A comparison
Open AccessRong Tan, Nico HeerinkARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies2017Cited by: 8References: 4
Cooperative membership and farmers’ choice of marketing channels – Evidence from apple farmers in Shaanxi and Shandong Provinces, China
Open AccessJinghui Hao, Jos Bijman et al.ARTICLEFood Policy2017Cited by: 24References: 7
Land tenure insecurity and rural‐urban migration in rural China
Open AccessXianlei Ma, Nico Heerink et al.ARTICLEPapers of the Regional Science…2015Cited by: 7References: 5
Farmland tenure in China
Open AccessXianlei Ma, Nico Heerink et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2015Cited by: 43References: 51
Low carbon rural housing provision in China
Open AccessWenjun Liu, Wenling Liu et al.ARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies2014Cited by: 7References: 1
Household-level effects of China's Sloping Land Conversion Program under price and policy shifts
Adam M Komarek, Xiaoping Shi et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2014Cited by: 8References: 30
Identifying entry points to improve fertilizer use efficiency in Taihu Basin, China
Open AccessLi Ma, Shuyi Feng et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2014Cited by: 4References: 20
Water users associations and irrigation water productivity in northern China
Open AccessLei Zhang, Nico Heerink et al.ARTICLEEcological Economics2013Cited by: 6References: 5
Traditional irrigation water management systems in China are increasingly replaced by user-based, participatory management through water users associations (WUAs) with the purpose to promote, economically and ecologically beneficial, water savings and increase farm incomes. Existing research shows that significant differences exist in the institutional setup of WUAs in China, and that WUAs have not been universally successful in saving water and …
Ethiopian Agricultural Cooperatives in an Era of Global Commodity Exchange
Gian Nicola Francesconi, Nico HeerinkARTICLEJournal of African Economies2011
In Ethiopia, agricultural cooperatives are expected to play a key role in linking smallholder farmers to the recently established commodity exchange system. Recent research has found, however, that the commercialisation levels of cooperative members do not differ significantly from those of non-member farmers in Ethiopia. We argue though that the impact of cooperative membership on commercialisation may vary significantly depending on the type of…
Evolution and challenges of dairy supply chains
Open AccessGian Nicola Francesconi, Nico Heerink et al.ARTICLEFood Policy2009Cited by: 6References: 6
Les effets de la culture sur les performances économiques et la dégradation des prairies. Le cas des Tibétains et des Mongols de la région du lac Qinghai
Tan Shuhao, Tu Qin et al.ARTICLEPerspectives chinoises2008
Cette etude est fondee sur des informations recueillies au cours d’enquetes sur des Tibetains et des Mongols qui vivent dans une meme region (la region du lac Qinghai dans le Nord-Ouest de la Chine), pratiquent la meme religion et presentent un mode de vie similaire. Il s’agira d’examiner comment les differences culturelles entre ces deux groupes ethniques affectent leur integration au marche, leur mode d’elevage du betail et le niveau de degrada…
Impact of Growing Income Inequality on Sustainable Development in China
Open AccessNico Heerink, Ma Jia et al.ARTICLEChinese Journal of Population…2006
Energy consumption in rural China
Open AccessLe Chen, Nico Heerink et al.ARTICLEEcological Economics2006
Land fragmentation and its driving forces in China
Open AccessShuhao Tan, Nico Heerink et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2006Cited by: 52References: 18
Soil fertility decline and economic policy reform in Sub-Saharan Africa
Open AccessNico HeerinkARTICLELand Use Policy2005Cited by: 2References: 7
Institutions, policies and soil degradation
Open AccessTan Shuhao, QU Fu-tian et al.ARTICLEChinese Journal of Population…2004

Land administration reform in China
Open AccessFutian Qu, QU Fu-tian et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy1995Cited by: 21References: 2
Income inequality and the environment
Open AccessNico Heerink, Abay Mulatu et al.ARTICLEEcological Economics2001
Institutions, policies and soil degradation
Open AccessTan Shuhao, QU Fu-tian et al.ARTICLEChinese Journal of Population…2004
Soil fertility decline and economic policy reform in Sub-Saharan Africa
Open AccessNico HeerinkARTICLELand Use Policy2005Cited by: 2References: 7
Impact of Growing Income Inequality on Sustainable Development in China
Open AccessNico Heerink, Ma Jia et al.ARTICLEChinese Journal of Population…2006
Energy consumption in rural China
Open AccessLe Chen, Nico Heerink et al.ARTICLEEcological Economics2006
Land fragmentation and its driving forces in China
Open AccessShuhao Tan, Nico Heerink et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2006Cited by: 52References: 18
Les effets de la culture sur les performances économiques et la dégradation des prairies. Le cas des Tibétains et des Mongols de la région du lac Qinghai
Tan Shuhao, Tu Qin et al.ARTICLEPerspectives chinoises2008
Cette etude est fondee sur des informations recueillies au cours d’enquetes sur des Tibetains et des Mongols qui vivent dans une meme region (la region du lac Qinghai dans le Nord-Ouest de la Chine), pratiquent la meme religion et presentent un mode de vie similaire. Il s’agira d’examiner comment les differences culturelles entre ces deux groupes ethniques affectent leur integration au marche, leur mode d’elevage du betail et le niveau de degrada…
Evolution and challenges of dairy supply chains
Open AccessGian Nicola Francesconi, Nico Heerink et al.ARTICLEFood Policy2009Cited by: 6References: 6
Ethiopian Agricultural Cooperatives in an Era of Global Commodity Exchange
Gian Nicola Francesconi, Nico HeerinkARTICLEJournal of African Economies2011
In Ethiopia, agricultural cooperatives are expected to play a key role in linking smallholder farmers to the recently established commodity exchange system. Recent research has found, however, that the commercialisation levels of cooperative members do not differ significantly from those of non-member farmers in Ethiopia. We argue though that the impact of cooperative membership on commercialisation may vary significantly depending on the type of…
Water users associations and irrigation water productivity in northern China
Open AccessLei Zhang, Nico Heerink et al.ARTICLEEcological Economics2013Cited by: 6References: 5
Traditional irrigation water management systems in China are increasingly replaced by user-based, participatory management through water users associations (WUAs) with the purpose to promote, economically and ecologically beneficial, water savings and increase farm incomes. Existing research shows that significant differences exist in the institutional setup of WUAs in China, and that WUAs have not been universally successful in saving water and …
Low carbon rural housing provision in China
Open AccessWenjun Liu, Wenling Liu et al.ARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies2014Cited by: 7References: 1
Household-level effects of China's Sloping Land Conversion Program under price and policy shifts
Adam M Komarek, Xiaoping Shi et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2014Cited by: 8References: 30
Identifying entry points to improve fertilizer use efficiency in Taihu Basin, China
Open AccessLi Ma, Shuyi Feng et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2014Cited by: 4References: 20
Land tenure insecurity and rural‐urban migration in rural China
Open AccessXianlei Ma, Nico Heerink et al.ARTICLEPapers of the Regional Science…2015Cited by: 7References: 5
Farmland tenure in China
Open AccessXianlei Ma, Nico Heerink et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2015Cited by: 43References: 51
Public and self-organized land readjustment in rural China − A comparison
Open AccessRong Tan, Nico HeerinkARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies2017Cited by: 8References: 4
Cooperative membership and farmers’ choice of marketing channels – Evidence from apple farmers in Shaanxi and Shandong Provinces, China
Open AccessJinghui Hao, Jos Bijman et al.ARTICLEFood Policy2017Cited by: 24References: 7
Perceptions of Land Tenure Security in Rural China
Guangcheng Ren, Xueqin Zhu et al.ARTICLESociety & Natural Resources2019Cited by: 4References: 7
Tenure security is commonly recognized as an important factor in stimulating long-term investments in land. Recent studies suggest that a distinction between legal, actual and perceived tenure security needs to be made in analyzing tenure security. This study discusses the relationships between legal, actual and perceived land tenure security in rural China, and empirically examines the impact of actual on perceived land tenure security by applyi…
Persistence of land reallocations in Chinese villages
Open AccessGuangcheng Ren, Xueqin Zhu et al.ARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies2019Cited by: 6References: 9
Land reallocations have been severely restricted in rural China since 1998. Nevertheless, land continues to be reallocated in some regions. Little is known about the forces behind the persistence of land reallocations. In this paper we argue that village self-governance rules affect the implementation of national laws and regulations, and that the election of village leaders and villagers' knowledge of relevant policies are major forces in the us…
Assessing governance of irrigation systems
Open AccessMargaret Atosina Akuriba, Rein Haagsma et al.ARTICLEWorld Development Perspectives2020References: 8
Farm size and smallholders’ use of intercropping in Northwest China
Open AccessYu Hong, Nico Heerink et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2020Cited by: 3References: 45
Intercropping, i.e. the cultivation of crop species mixtures, can potentially reduce pressure on land resources by generating higher yields through exploitation of complementarities between crop species. Although intercropping is practiced on a non-negligible proportion of China’s arable land, little is known about the factors that influence farmers’ decisions to use intercropping. In this study we develop a theoretical framework that distinguish…
Do small and equally distributed farm sizes imply large resource misallocation? Evidence from wheat-maize double-cropping in the North China Plain
Open AccessMinjie Chen, Nico Heerink et al.ARTICLEFood Policy2022Cited by: 1References: 8
The egalitarian allocation of agricultural land and small operational farm sizes in rural China raise questions about the implications for overall productivity given that there exists potentially large heterogeneity in farm-level productivities. This paper examines to what extent land and capital are misallocated in a region in the North China Plain that is characterized by small and relatively equally distributed farm sizes. Using a survey data …
Do agricultural machinery services promote village farmland rental markets? Theory and evidence from a case study in the North China plain
Open AccessYan Liu, Nico Heerink et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2022Cited by: 2References: 45
The rapidly increasing availability of agricultural machinery services in rural China may promote development in the farmland rental market, but it can also hamper it. This study provides a theoretical and empirical examination of how and to what extent agricultural machinery services affect the participation of smallholders in farmland rental markets. In the theoretical part, a price band model for quasi-fixed inputs is developed and applied to …
An economic-psychological perspective on perceived land tenure security
Open AccessChen Qian, Gerrit Antonides et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2022Cited by: 4References: 121
Land tenure security perceived by farmers is generally considered an important precondition for rural development. In this paper, we first propose a holistic framework of land tenure security that integrates Van Gelder’s tripartite view of tenure security with Ho’s credibility thesis. Following this framework, we empirically investigate the interrelation between the cognitive and the affective components of tenure security perceptions, and analyz…