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Pastoral Farming Systems in Arid Regions: Typology of Small Ruminant Farms in Southern Tunisia. [PDF]

open access: yesAnimals (Basel)
Laroussi A   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Farm Income Variability and the Supply of Off‐Farm Labor

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1997
AbstractIf farmers are risk averse, greater farm income variability should increase off‐farm labor supply. This effect is confirmed for a sample of Kansas farmers. Off‐farm employment of farmers and their spouses is also found to be significantly influenced by farm experience, off‐farm work experience, farm size, leverage, efficiency, and farm‐specific
Ashok K Mishra
exaly   +3 more sources

The Off‐Farm Labor Supply of Farmers

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1982
AbstractTheoretical and empirical models are developed to examine the off‐farm wages, labor force participation, and hours of work of farmers. Econometric estimates use data from a 1971 survey of Illinois farmers. The off‐farm wage depends on farmer human capital and the local labor market. The major result confirms the. sensitivity of off‐farm work to
exaly   +3 more sources

Farm Labor

Journal of Farm Economics, 1937
Proceedings of the Western Farm Economics Association Tenth Annual Meeting, Reno NV, June 24-26 ...
Adams, R.L., Adams, R.L.
openaire   +3 more sources

Farm Labor

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1977
Farm population estimates indicate that the massive off-farm exodus is approaching its termination; during 1970-74 the rate of farm population decline fell to an average 1.2 percent per year. Estimates of farm occupations for 1974 imply that the nation's agriculture is dominantly a self-employment industry, though multiple job holding is widespread ...
Varden Fuller, Bert Mason
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Farm Size, Farm Labor, and Off-Farm Labor: A Simultaneous Estimation

1982
A model of simultaneous determination of farm household choice variables of farm and off-farm labor, land input, and livestock enterprise is developed and estimated. Simultaneity is shown to exist in these variables and the effects are asymmetric. Wage and income effects are shown to depend heavily on the households view of comparative advantage in ...
Huffman, Wallace E.   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Farm Labor Contractors, Turnover and the Impact of IRCA on the Farm Labor Market

1991
Employer sanctions under !RCA intended to force U.S. employers to adjust to a smaller, more legal workforce. This paper focuses on farm labor contractor activity as a vehicle to test !RCA' s effectiveness. Findings do not support the hypothesis that !RCA has suceeded in reducing the flow of new immigrants to California agriculture.
Taylor, J. Edward   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Earnings of Farm Labor

1937
Proceedings of the Western Farm Economics Association Tenth Annual Meeting, Reno NV, June 24-26 ...
Orr, Alden E., Orr, Alden E.
openaire   +1 more source

Farm Labor in England

1940
Proceedings of the Western Farm Economics Association Thirteenth Annual Meeting, Pullman, WA, July 10-12 ...
Benedict, M.R., Benedict, M.R.
openaire   +1 more source

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