Off-farm labor supply in a developing economy

Smith, D.A.; Meyer, R.L.

Off-farm labor supply in a developing economy

1981

Smith, D.A. | Meyer, R.L.

Extract: This paper reports on a study testing the new household economics for explaining off-farm labor supply of a sample of Philippine farm households. Labor supply for husbands was very elastic with respect to off-farm wage rates. Farm size and number of children were also important explanatory variables.

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developing countries industry philippines rural development

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Occasional paper - Ohio State University, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Cooperative Extension Service | Occas Pap Ohio State Univ Dep Agric Econ Rural Sociol Coop Ext Serv

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Labor force; Nonfarm

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English

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1981

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