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

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.

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Year of publication:	2002
Authors:	Kwon, Chul-Woo ; Orazem, Peter F. ; Otto, Daniel M.
Institutions:	Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA
Subject:	Farm Management \| Labor and Human Capital

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2002 Annual meeting, July 28-31, Long Beach, CA.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2002 Annual meeting, July 28-31, Long Beach, CA Number 19652
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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