Kostov, Philip, Davidova, Sophia M., Bailey, Alastair (2017) Effect of family labour on output of farms in selected EU Member States: A non-parametric quantile regression approach. In: 90th Conference of the UK Agricultural Economics Society, 04-06 Apr 2016, Warwick UK. (Unpublished) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:64280)
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Abstract
There is very little empirical evidence supporting the claims that family farming is a ‘superior’ form of organisation for agricultural production. This paper investigates the comparative output effects of family labour in several EU Member States. No positive output effects can be discerned when farms are characterised by a low level of technical efficiency. In the case of efficient farms, the incremental effects of family labour are characterised by a number of thresholds. The paper only finds limited support for the claimed positive output effects of family farming and these only materialise after a considerable family involvement is committed.
Item Type: | Conference or workshop item (Paper) |
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Uncontrolled keywords: | family farms; quantile regression; production effects |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Economics |
Depositing User: | Sophia Davidova |
Date Deposited: | 06 Nov 2017 12:39 UTC |
Last Modified: | 04 Jul 2023 13:26 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/64280 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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