The socioeconomic impacts of the CAP: Systematic literature review

One of the main aims EU's common agricultural policy (CAP) is to promote development rural areas. Although there a rich abundance academic literature on impacts CAP areas, has yet be comprehensive overview effects. The paper fill this gap by providing systematic review socioeconomic situation in A two-stage search procedure identify relevant employed. Only 59 publications that estimated were found. findings are following: reviewed studies have found no significant as an abstract concept and population; positive but negligible effects economic output, generational change farming gender equality; effect employment; limited or inconclusive evidence about impact diversification, regional cohesion civil participation.