Data/hora: 16/06/2024 10:38:29

Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | INCOME, WEALTH, AND THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF FARM HOUSEHOLDS
Autores: | Mishra,   Ashok K.; El-Osta,   Hisham S.; Morehart,   Mitchell J.; Johnson,   James D.; Hopkins,   Jeffrey W.
Data: | 2004-10-27
Ano: | 2002
Palavras-chave: | Consumption; Farm households; Income; Wealth; Well-being; Off-farm employment; Consumer/Household Economics.
Resumo: | Agricultural policy is rooted in the 1930s notion that providing transfers of money to the farm sector translates into increased economic well-being of farm families. This report shows that changes in income for the farm sector or for any particular group of farm businesses do not necessarily reflect changes confronting farm households. Farm households draw income from various sources, including off-farm work, other businesses operated, and —increasingly — nonfarm investments. Likewise, focus  on a single indicator of well-being, like income, overlooks other indicators such as the wealth held by the household and the level of consumption expenditures for health care, food, housing, and other items. Using an expanded definition of economic well-being, we show that farm households as a whole are relatively better off than the average U.S. household, but that about 6 percent remain economically disadvantaged relative to the rest of the population.
Tipo: | Report
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

15187

http://purl.umn.edu/33967

Editor: | AgEcon Search

Relação:

United States Department of Agriculture&gt;Economic Research Service&gt;Agricultural Economics Reports

Agricultural Economic Report  Number 812

Formato:

73

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