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The impact of human capital on farm operator household income

Abstract::
Data from the 2006 Agricultural Resource Management Survey and multivariate regression procedures are used to examine the role of human capital in impacting the incomes of farm households. The paper uses an “adjusted” concept of income where government payments are subtracted from total household income thus allowing for the utilization of government payments as a potential control variable in the regression models. Findings indicate a significant and positive role for higher education except for farm households at the very lower and upper ends of the income distribution.
Author(s):
El-Osta, Hisham
Subject(s):
Agricultural Resource Management Study , farm operator households , farm income , government payments , data collection , labor productivity , job performance , farm labor , multivariate analysis
Description:
Includes references
Source:
Agricultural and resource economics review 2011 Apr., v. 40, no. 1
Language:
English
Year:
2011
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
File:
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Rights:
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