Investment and abandonment behavior of rural households: An empirical investigation

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1065-1086

  Hill, Ruth Vargas ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

fixed costs; investment; models of friction; shocks; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FORMATION; COFFEE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INVESTMENT LOCATION; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL FINANCE;

UGANDA;

EID: 77956587269     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aaq055     Document Type: Article

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