Are farmers' decisions to work off the farm related to their decisions to participate in the conservation reserve program?

Applied Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-85

  Chang, Hung Hao ^a   Boisvert, Richard N ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; FARM SIZE; FARMERS ATTITUDE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; OFF-FARM EMPLOYMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58249128688     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840701720861     Document Type: Article

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