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AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT TO GOVERNMENT POLICIES: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

Ahearn, Mary Clare; Yee, Jet; Korb, Penelope J. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2004

Economic theory alone cannot predict the impacts of government payments on farm structure. We estimate a 5-equation model for the 1978-96 period to measure the impacts using state micro and macro data sets. We found that government payments were positively associated with farm size and farm...

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The Effects of Agricultural Market Liberalization and Commercialization on Household Food Security in Rural China

Baylis, Katherine R.; Fan, Linlin; Nogueira, Lia - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012

China underwent tremendous agricultural market reforms in the 1990s prior to its accession to the WTO, drastically …

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Food Consumption for the Poor: A Supply or an Income Issue? Evidence from Less-favored Regions in Rural China

Zhu, Jing; Hare, Denise; Zhong, Funing - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010

of China into study. Being the most populous nation in the world and with rural low-income and low food consumption … groups still a noticeable portion in the rural area, China has devoted strenuous efforts by utilizing various policy … regions in rural China, Both Provincial and household data are used in the research, with particular attention paid to regions …

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Effects of Credit Constraint on Productivity and Rural Household Income in China

Dong, Fengxia; Lu, Jing; Featherstone, Allen M. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010

agricultural productivity and rural household income and discuss some consequent policy implications. …

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Do Wealth Gains from Land Appreciation Cause Farmers to Expand Acreage or Buy Land?

Weber, Jeremy G.; Key, Nigel - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

Recent increases in farm real estate values in the U.S. have increased farm equity in the form of unrealized capital gains. Exploiting periods of high and low appreciation that caused different increases in wealth for farmers owning different shares of their farmland, we examine if U.S. grain...

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RISK AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN AGRICULTURE: HOW INCOME SHOCKS INFLUENCE FARM SIZE

Roberts, Michael J.; Key, Nigel D. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2002

Farm-level Census data and county-level income shock data reveal that past unexpected income shocks affect the rate of change in average farm size. Average farm size increases more quickly in counties experiencing negative income shocks as compared to counties experiencing positive income...

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FARM AND NONFARM FACTORS INFLUENCING FARM SIZE

Atwood, Joseph A.; Helmers, Glenn A.; Shaik, Saleem - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2002

The impact of the price of capital, nonfarm employment opportunities, and returns in agriculture on farm size was analyzed. A 10 region panel model using data for 1950-2000 was used. The impact of agricultural government payments was also examined. The results demonstrated the capital-labor...

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