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Credit Constraints: Their Existence, Determinants, and Implications for U.S. Farm and Nonfarm Sole Proprietorships

Abstract::
The objective of this study is to determine the effect of credit constraints on production for farm and nonfarm sole proprietorships. A propensity score-matching estimator is employed to provide unbiased estimates of the production impacts of being denied credit. The empirical results demonstrate that the value of production is significantly lower for credit-constrained sole proprietorships. If this drop in the value of production is aggregated to a national level, it constitutes only 3% and 13% of total value of production for farm and nonfarm sole proprietorships, respectively.
Author(s):
Briggeman, Brian C. , Towe, Charles A. , Morehart, Mitchell J.
Subject(s):
farm credit , farms , business enterprises , sole proprietorship , econometric models , production economics , production functions , economic impact , data analysis , United States
Description:
Includes references
Source:
American journal of agricultural economics 2009 Feb., v. 91, no. 1
Language:
English
Year:
2009
Publisher:
Blackwell Publishing Inc
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
File:
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Rights:
Works produced by employees of the U.S. Government as part of their official duties are not copyrighted within the U.S. The content of this document is not copyrighted.