TIME ALLOCATION BETWEEN FARM AND OFF-FARM ACTIVITIES IN ISRAELI FARM HOUSEHOLDS - 1995

Ayal Kimhi and Eliel Rapaport

No 15002, Discussion Papers from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Agricultural Economics and Management

Abstract: This paper examines the time allocation of Israeli farm families between farm work and off-farm work. We found that extended families behave differently than nuclear families: people in families with adult children or siblings of the farm couple tend to work more off the farm and less on the farm, while people in families with parents tend to work less both on and off the farm. We also found that farm land and capital do not affect time allocation once we control for the productive structure of the farm. The private Arab and Jewish farm families behave differently than families in Moshavim, perhaps due to institutional factors, cultural background, and/or labor market discrimination.

Keywords: Consumer/Household; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15
Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.15002

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