LABOR PRODUCTIVITY ON SMALL FARMS: THE CASE OF NICARAGUA

Gustavo Arcia and Philip F. Warnken

No 284000, 1976 Annual Meeting, August 15-18, State College, Pennsylvania from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: This study examines labor productivity of hired and family labor on small farms in Nicaragua. Two hypotheses are tested relating to the MVPL and AVPL with respect to the wage rate. Policy implications are drawn regarding rural to urban migration and rural and urban unemployment for devel0ping nations.

Keywords: Productivity; Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16
Date: 1976-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.284000

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