Farm Income Variability and the Supply of Off-Farm Labor by Limited-Resource Farmers
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Farm Income Variability and the Supply of Off-Farm Labor
If farmers are risk averse, greater farm income variability should increase off-farm labor supply. This effect is confirmed for a sample of Kansas farmers. Off-farm employment of farmers and their spouses is also found to be significantly influenced by farm experience, off-farm work experience, farm size, leverage, efficiency, and farm-specific education. In addition, farm operators and spouses...
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