Simultaneous estimation of work choices and the level of farm activity using panel data

European Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-71

  Ahituv, Avner ^a   Kimhi, Ayal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Endogeneity; Farm size; Off farm work; Panel; Unobserved heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745586543     PISSN: 01651587     EISSN: 14643618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/erae/jbi035     Document Type: Article

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