This essay assesses the relationship between farm size and productivity. Both parametric and nonparametric methods are used to derive efficiency measures. Smaller farms are found to have higher net farm income per hectare, and to be more technically efficient, than larger farms. JEL Classifications: Q12, O12

The countryside and its supposed bedrock, farming, are commonly supposed to be under threat. What might the future hold? This article explores the major pressures and apparent opportunities facing agriculture and rural development in the Northern Region. It begins (section I) with a brief review of the recent economic history of the agricultural sector in Britain, drawing out the implications f...

This study applied multi agent simulation to investigate the impact of farm credit (an agricultural land-use change adaptation strategy) on farm household livelihood. General household and land use data were obtained from 186 sampled household. Two household types were identified; the first household type was better-off in terms of land area cultivated and income generated from rain-fed rice. O...

This essay assesses the relationship between farm size and productivity. Both parametric and nonparametric methods are used to derive efficiency measures. Smaller farms are found to have higher net farm income per hectare, and to be more technically efficient, than larger farms. JEL Classifications: Q12, O12

,4 DECADE ago the social security system was extended to include persons with self -employment earnings from agriculture. The first year they were covered (1955)) 2.1 million persons met the minimum income requirements and paid selfemployment taxes. 1 After reaching a peak of nearly 2.4 million tax returns for 1956, the number of farm persons filing self-employment social security tax returns d...

This paper analyzes the effects of government debt and income taxes on consumption and saving in a world of infinitely lived households having uncertain and heterogeneous incomes. The special structure of the model allows exact aggregation across households despite incomplete markets. The effects of government debt are shown to be substantial, roughly comparable to those resulting from finite h...