TY - JOUR
T1 - Family composition and off-farm participation decisions in Israeli farm households
AU - Kimhi, Ayal
PY - 2004/5
Y1 - 2004/5
N2 - This article studies the relationship between the off-farm participation behavior of farm operators and their spouses and the demographic composition of the household. We focus on farm families without parents, siblings or partners, and examine the effects of the existence of elderly children of the farm couple. We find that both the father and the mother tend to reduce their participation in off-farm work as the number of elderly children rises. This result holds even after controlling for observed characteristics. We also find that the effect of elderly children stems from considerations related to both farm production and household production.
AB - This article studies the relationship between the off-farm participation behavior of farm operators and their spouses and the demographic composition of the household. We focus on farm families without parents, siblings or partners, and examine the effects of the existence of elderly children of the farm couple. We find that both the father and the mother tend to reduce their participation in off-farm work as the number of elderly children rises. This result holds even after controlling for observed characteristics. We also find that the effect of elderly children stems from considerations related to both farm production and household production.
KW - Adult children
KW - Family composition
KW - Multivariate probit
KW - Off-farm participation
KW - Quasi-maximum likelihood
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U2 - 10.1111/j.0092-5853.2004.00595.x
DO - 10.1111/j.0092-5853.2004.00595.x
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AN - SCOPUS:2142662182
SN - 0002-9092
VL - 86
SP - 502
EP - 512
JO - American Journal of Agricultural Economics
JF - American Journal of Agricultural Economics
IS - 2
ER -