Purpose: This study examines agricultural lending by commercial banks and the competition they face from the Farm …/methodology/approach: We construct a measure of commercial banks' perceived competition with FCS or non-traditional lenders using the … relationship between perceived competition and farm loan rate spreads, collateral requirements, loan delinquencies, and expected …

farming over leaving the sector. Nevertheless, income from agriculture is to a substantial extent complemented by off … zwischen Beschäftigten in der Landwirtschaft ist wesentlich höher als der zwischen durchschnittlichen Arbeitnehmern in beiden …