Is off-farm income reforming the farm? Evidence from Mexico

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-138

  Pfeiffer, Lisa ^a   López Feldman, Alejandro ^b   Taylor, J Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agricultural production; Household models; Off farm income; Rural Mexico

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; OFF-FARM EMPLOYMENT; RURAL ECONOMY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 60849088628     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2009.00365.x     Document Type: Article

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