title: Demographic composition of farm households and its effect on time allocation.
abstract: "This study demonstrates the effects of the existence of family members of various age groups on the time allocation decisions of farm operators and their spouses, by modelling the couple's joint farm and off-farm labor participation decisions. Specifically, two participation equations of the probit type are estimated for each person (one for farm participation and one for off-farm participation), using data from the 1981 Census of Agriculture in Israel. The resulting four-equation probit model is estimated by quasi maximum likelihood (QML) methods, allowing for village-specific fixed effects."
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authors.lastname: Kimhi
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000383:Agriculture; D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D001519:Behavior; D003657:Decision Making; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D005191:Family Characteristics; D007557:Israel; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012939:Social Planning; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Age Factors; Agricultural Development; Asia; Behavior; Decision Making; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Family And Household; Households; Israel; Mediterranean Countries; Models, Theoretical; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Rural Development; Time Factors; Western Asia