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Fringe Benefits In Operator Off-Farm Labor Supply: Evidence From Mississippi And Tennessee

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  • Jensen, Helen H.
  • Salant, Priscilla

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Off-farm work by members of farm households has become a well-established strategy for using farm-based labor resources. Such employment provides both cash income and fringe benefits. This report develops and tests a theoretical model of off-farm work by farm operators that explicitly includes fringe benefits. Evidence from the USDA Mississippi-Tennessee Family Farm Survey supports the hypothesis that fringe benefits increase operator off-farm labor supply.

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  • Jensen, Helen H. & Salant, Priscilla, 1986. "Fringe Benefits In Operator Off-Farm Labor Supply: Evidence From Mississippi And Tennessee," Staff Reports 277859, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerssr:277859
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.277859
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    1. Findeis, Jill L., 1987. "Off-Farm Employment: Research and Issues," 1987 Annual Meeting, August 2-5, East Lansing, Michigan 270109, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
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    5. Hastings, Steven E. & Mackenzie, John & Mukherjee, Jaideep, 1991. "An Analysis Of The Off-Farm Work Decision Of Farm Opera Tors And Their Spouses," 1991 Annual Meeting, August 4-7, Manhattan, Kansas 271083, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

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