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Causes of Changes in Agricultural Employment in Slovenia: Evidence from Micro‐data
Author(s) -
Bojnec Štefan,
Dries Liesbeth
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.157
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1477-9552
pISSN - 0021-857X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2005.00020.x
Subject(s) - agriculture , multinomial logistic regression , unemployment , labour economics , economics , investment (military) , affect (linguistics) , human capital , flexibility (engineering) , demographic economics , economic growth , geography , linguistics , management , archaeology , machine learning , politics , computer science , political science , law , philosophy
This paper analyses labour adjustment in and out of agriculture during transition to a market economy. A multinomial logit model is used to determine the factors that affect these processes. The results show that elderly, less educated and full‐time employees on a farm are more likely to continue with farming. Inflow of labour into agriculture is largely associated with the unemployment and retirement of farm household members. Age, education and investment in human capital are the key factors that improve the quality, mobility and flexibility of labour, which is crucial for efficient labour adjustment at the micro‐level and sector level. Better‐educated individuals are more likely to enter into employment in non‐agricultural, particularly service, activities.