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Employment History And Off-Farm Employment Of Farm Operators

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  • Stallmann, Judith I.
  • Nelson, James H.

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Employment history affects subsequent choices. Based on their original job choice, operators are divided into farmers and workers. Equations are estimated to determine their probabilities of working off-the-farm. Education increased the probability that workers work off-the-farm, whereas vocational training increases farmers' probability. The probability of working off-the-farm decreases as unearned income increases, and its impact on workers is larger than on farmers. An employed spouse increases the probability that farmers work off-the-farm, but has the opposite impact for workers. Employment density increases the probability that workers will work off-the-farm.

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  • Stallmann, Judith I. & Nelson, James H., 1995. "Employment History And Off-Farm Employment Of Farm Operators," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 27(2), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:joaaec:15272
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.15272
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