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Internet Access and Internet Purchasing Patterns of Farm Households

Mishra, Ashok K.; Williams, Robert P.; Detre, Joshua D. - In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 38 (2009) 2

Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) and a double-hurdle estimation approach, we explore the adoption of computers with … and education of the operator, off-farm work, presence of spouse, participation in government programs, farm size, and … regional location of the farm. Internet purchasing patterns of farm households are positively related to the education of the …

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MARKET IMPERFECTIONS AND CLASS STRUCTURE: THE CASE OF SOUTH AFRICA

Lovo, Stefania - 2008

Land and market imperfections shape the organization of agricultural production and lead to differentproduction regimes within rural farm households in South Africa. This paper presents a theoretical modelto explain the presence of three main households groups (classes) determined on the basis...

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The Role of Gender in Agricultural Productivity in the Philippines: The Average Treatment Effect

Koirala, Krishna; Mishra, Ashok K.; Mohanty, Samarendu - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2014

Using average treatment effect and data from 2012 the Central Luzon Loop Survey, this study investigates the role of gender in rice production. Results indicate that female-headed farm households, despite having limited access to land, have a higher value of rice production than their male...

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Interlinked diversification strategies: Evidence from farm business households

Khanal, Aditya; Mishra, Ashok - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2015

We analyze the factors influencing farmer’s diversification decisions while taking into account the simultaneous decision making. Using a national data on farm-level in the US and a multivariate analysis, our study suggests that agricultural, structural, environmental, and income...

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On-Farm and Off-farm Works: Complement or Substitute? Evidence from Rural Nigeria

Babatunde, Raphael O. - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013

Farming as a primary source of income has failed to guarantee sufficient livelihood for most farming households in developing countries, and agricultural development policies have largely produced little improvement, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Diversification into off-farm activities has...

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The impact of Migrant Remittances on the Technical Efficiency of Arable Crop Farm Households in South Eastern Nigeria

Iheke, Onwuchekwa Raphael; Nwaru, Jude Chukwudi; … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013

estimation method and z test statistic. The results of data analyses show that household size, education, farming experience, and …, years of education and farm size were the significant determinants of technical efficiency of the non-remittance receiving …

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Off-farm Employment and Farming Efficiency in Modern Agriculture: A Dynamic Panel Analysis

Bjornsen, Hild-Marte; Mishra, Ashok K. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012

Most of the empirical literature in this area tends to analyze labor allocation decisions of economic agents using cross-sectional data. But such methods implicitly assume that model parameters are stable (constant) across firms and over time. The use of cross-sectional methods is therefore...

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Welfare Implications of a Reduction in Government Payments: The Role of Fringe Benefits

D'Antoni, Jeremy M.; Mishra, Ashok K.; Joo, Hyunjeong - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012

In the past three decades, farm families have relied on government payments and off-farm income to reduce income risk and increase total household income. Studies have shown that, as income effect dominates, government payments tend to reduce off-farm labor of farm operators and spouses. But...

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The Effects of the Federal Estate Tax on Farm Households

Durst, Ron L. - In: Choices 28 (2013) 1

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An exploration of the factors influencing well-being of farm and non-farm households

Miller, Ana Corina; Jack, Claire G.; Anderson, Duncan J. - Agricultural Economics Society - AES - 2014

gender, for farm based females, the level of education and having an off-farm job has a positive impact on life satisfaction …

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