Search Results - subject:"Off-farm labor supply"

Health Insurance Coverage, Government Payments, and Labor Allocation

Miller, Cristina; Mishra, Ashok K. - 2022

The aging of the farmer population has led to concern about a shortage of beginning farmers and ranchers. This study investigates the impact of health insurance coverage and participation in government and private insurance programs on off-farm labor allocation decisions of beginning...

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Health insurance coverage, government payments, and labor allocation

Miller, Cristina D. M.; Mishra, Ashok K. - 2022

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Grain subsidy, off-farm labor supply and farmland leasing : evidence from China

Zou, Baoling; Mishra, Ashok K.; Luo, Biliang - In: China economic review : an international journal 62 (2020), pp. 1-16

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Effect of health insurance coverage on labor allocation: Evidence from US farm households

D'Antoni, Jeremy M.; Mishra, Ashok K.; Khanal, Aditya R. - In: Health Economics Review 4 (2014) 19, pp. 1-11

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. Many studies have analyzed the role of government payments; however, little is known about the impact of health insurance coverage on labor...

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Effect of health insurance coverage on labor allocation : evidence from US farm households

D'Antoni, Jeremy M.; Mishra, Ashok K.; Khanal, Aditya R. - In: Health economics review 4 (2014) 19, pp. 1-11

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Off-Farm Labor Supply Effects of Farm Mechanization

Ahmed, Mansur; Goodwin, Barry - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

This paper examines off-farm labor supply effects of farm mechanization. The conceptual framework in the paper suggests … positive effect of farm mechanization on farm operator’s off-farm labor supply. The paper uses adoption of tractor as proxy … and Tobit models, the paper finds support for the proposition that farm mechanization boosts farm operator’s off-farm …

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Health Insurance and Joint Off?Farm Labor Allocation Decisions of Farm Families

D'Antoni, Jeremy M.; Mishra, Ashok K. - 2012

Farm operators and spouses have increasingly engaged in off-farm work in recent years. Many studies have analyzed the role of government payments; however, little is known about the impact of health insurance coverage. This study builds on previous literature by using copulas to test for...

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Health Insurance and Joint Off‐Farm Labor Allocation Decisions of Farm Families

D'Antoni, Jeremy M.; Mishra, Ashok K. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2012

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Net Effect of Education on Technology Adoption by U.S. Farmers

Uematsu, Hiroki; Mishra, Ashok K. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2010

The objective of this study is to estimate the net effect of education on technology adoption for U.S. farmers. Using 2006 Agricultural Resource Management Survey data, this study develops a simultaneous equations model to integrate farmers’ labor allocation decision with adoption of both time...

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Can Education Be a Barrier to Technology Adoption?

Uematsu, Hiroki; Mishra, Ashok K. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010

The objective of this study is to test the widely‐held belief that the effect of education has a positive impact on technology adoption. Using 2006 Agricultural Resource Management Survey "ARMS" data, we estimate a simultaneous equations model to integrate farmers’ labor allocation decision...

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