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Is Part‐Time Farming Really a Step in the Way Out of Agricultural?
Author(s) -
Kimhi Ayal
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.1111/0002-9092.00004
Subject(s) - multinomial logistic regression , agriculture , context (archaeology) , work (physics) , logit , phenomenon , economics , multinomial distribution , econometrics , geography , mathematics , statistics , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics
One of the most important questions regarding the phenomenon of part‐time farming is whether it is a stable situation or just a step in the way out of agriculture. This article provides support for the first possibility in the context of Israeli family farms in the 1970s. A multinomial logit model of work choices is estimated, including estimated transition probabilities among the explanatory variables. The results indicate that a high objective probability of exit from farming within the next decade decreased the tendency to engage in off‐farm work, especially in a full‐time job, in 1971.