FRINGE BENEFITS IN OPERATOR OFF-FARM LABOR SUPPLY: EVIDENCE FROM MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE

Helen Jensen and Priscilla Salant

No 277859, Staff Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Off-farm work by members of farm households has become a well-established strategy for using farm-based labor resources. Such employment provides both cash income and fringe benefits. This report develops and tests a theoretical model of off-farm work by farm operators that explicitly includes fringe benefits. Evidence from the USDA Mississippi-Tennessee Family Farm Survey supports the hypothesis that fringe benefits increase operator off-farm labor supply.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28
Date: 1986-06
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.277859

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