Article
Links among Farm Productivity, Off-Farm Work, and Farm Size in the Southeast
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
12-1-2004
DOI
10.1017/S1074070800026882
Abstract
This paper examines the linkages among agricultural total factor productivity, farm size, and farm household participation in the off-farm labor market for the Southeastern states for the period 1960-1996. We find evidence of a simultaneous relationship between productivity and measures of farm structure. The results support the expected relationships between the endogenous variables, namely that productivity and farm size are positively related, farm size and off-farm work participation are negatively related, and off-farm work and productivity are negatively related. We find positive and significant impacts of government policies (investments in public research, extension, and highways) on productivity growth.
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en
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application/pdf
Citation Information
Jet Yee, Mary Clare Ahearn and Wallace Huffman. "Links among Farm Productivity, Off-Farm Work, and Farm Size in the Southeast" Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics Vol. 36 Iss. 3 (2004) p. 591 - 603 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/wallace-huffman/90/
This article is from Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 36 (2004): 591, doi: 10.1017/S1074070800026882.