Off-farm work and technical efficiency on U.S. dairies

In this study, we investigate the impact of an increase in farm households’ off-farm work on technical efficiency (TE) of U.S. dairies. We present a theoretical framework that implies that an increase in farm household off-farm work decreases TE. We use two nationally-representative samples of U.S....

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Main Authors: Astill, G.M (Author), Sabasi, D. (Author), Shumway, C.R (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2019
Subjects:
D24
J22
Q12
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