This paper attempts to understand the linkages between human capital and input choice in agricultural firms. The hypothesis to be tested is that better educated managers choose different input combinations than managers with a lower educational level. In particular, the hypothesis is that the...

In Russland ergab sich mit der Einführung marktwirtschaftlicher Verhältnisse im Agrar- und Ernährungssektor im Zuge des gesamtwirtschaftlichen Transformationsprozesses für die Agrarhochschulen des Landes die Notwendigkeit das Lehrprogramm entsprechend umzustellen. Dazu gehörte die...

Most studies analyzing the impact of human capital in agriculture use the measure of years of schooling of the producer as a proxy for decision-making skills. An alternative measure is used in this paper. The measure was derived by “grading” decision-making and execution skills of a sample...