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| Mishra, Ashok K.; Paudel, Krishna P.. |
| Off-farm employment has been an integral part of the emerging structure of production agriculture in the South. Government farm program payments, farm structure, and strong non-farm economy have important impact on labor allocation, farm and non-farm labor, decision of farm operators. The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the determinants of off-farm labor supply for farm operators in the Delta States. Results show that off-farm work, educational level, presence of teenager, and farm tenure positive and significant impact on ff-farm labor supply by farm operators. On the other hand, farm size, household wealth, decoupled and couple farm program payments, and degree of farm diversification have a negative and significant impact on off-farm... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Off-farm labor supply; Delta region; Tobit; Semiparametric; Government farm program payments; Education; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6725 |
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| Keng, Shao-Hsun; Garasky, Steven B.; Jensen, Helen H.. |
| This paper examines welfare participation dynamics during 1993-96, the initial years of Iowa's welfare reform, a reform remarkably similar to the state's current Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Analyses of the Family Investment Program (FIP) participation over the program's first two years show that, on average, FIP recipients stayed fewer months in the second year compared with the first, although a relatively large share of participants (36 percent) stayed on for the full two years. A fixed effects model and a semiparametric duration model are used to examine welfare dependence and recidivism. Iowa's experience suggests that human capital, child support, marital status, and the presence of children will be significant factors in... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Child support; Recidivism; Semiparametric; Single-parent; Welfare dependence; Labor and Human Capital. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18554 |
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