Do Farmers Choose to Be Inefficient? Evidence from Bicol, Philippines

Do Farmers Choose to Be Inefficient? Evidence from Bicol, Philippines

Farming households that differ in their ability, or willingness to take on risks are likely to make different decisions when allocating resources, and effort among income-producing activities, with consequences for productivity. The authors measure...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Larson, Donald F., Plessmann, Frank
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
FARM MANAGEMENT RESEARCH
FARMERS ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY
FARMING SYSTEMS
RISK MANAGEMENT
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
FARM INCOME
RICE PRODUCTION
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
PANEL ANALYSIS
EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
DIVERSIFICATION
MARKET ACCESS ADVERSE EFFECTS
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL PRICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURE
COCONUTS
CORN
CROP
CROP DIVERSIFICATION
CROP INSURANCE
CROP PRODUCTION
CROPS
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DISCOUNT RATE
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC INCENTIVES
ECONOMIC STATISTICS
ELASTICITIES
ELASTICITY
ENVELOPE THEOREM
EXPECTED UTILITY
FARM
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
FARMER
FARMERS
FARMING
FERTILIZER
FERTILIZER USE
FERTILIZERS
GRAIN
GRAIN YIELDS
GROWING SEASONS
HIGH YIELDING VARIETIES
HIGH-YIELDING VARIETIES
INCOME
INEFFICIENCY
INPUT USE
INSURANCE
INTEGRATION
IRRIGATION
LAND RESOURCES
MARGINAL UTILITY
MARKET PRICES
MPS
NUTRITION
OPTIMIZATION
PLANTING
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
PRODUCTIVITY
RAINFALL
RICE
RICE PRICES
RICE VARIETIES
RISK AVERSION
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SAVINGS
SEED
SEEDS
SPECIALIZATION
TEMPERATURE
TRADITIONAL SEEDS
TRANSACTION COSTS
UTILITY FUNCTION
WEALTH
YIELDS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/02/1719822/farmers-choose-inefficient-evidence-bicol-philippines
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15610

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/02/1719822/farmers-choose-inefficient-evidence-bicol-philippines
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15610

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