THE DETERMINANTS OF PARTICIPATION DECISION IN OFF-FARM WORK: THE IOWA CASE

Chul-Woo Kwon, Peter Orazem and Daniel M. Otto

No 19652, 2002 Annual meeting, July 28-31, Long Beach, CA from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: This paper examines factors affecting the role of individual, farm production, family finance, and regional characteristics in affecting labor force decisions by farm households. Young, more educated households are much more likely to work off-farm, suggesting that off-farm labor has become an expected part of new farm households.

Keywords: Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.19652

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