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| Title: | Do Caring Services Affect Off-Farm Work? Evidence from Italy |
| Authors: | Salvioni, Cristina
Sciulli, Dario
Parodi, Giuliana |
| Authors (Email): | Salvioni, Cristina (salvioni@unich.it) |
| Editors: | Mattas, Konstadinos |
| Editors (Email): | Mattas, Konstadinos (mattas@auth.gr) |
| Keywords: | Off-farm work participation
multivariate probit
household behavioural
models
caring services |
| Issue Date: | 2008-06 |
| Abstract: | The article investigates the determinants of the off-farm work decision in Italian farm
households, highlighting the role of caring services.
Assuming that the household simultaneously decides over the optimal allocation of time
of each of its members, a multivariate probit model is used to estimate the off-farm participation
equations and to control for possible correlation among them. Evidence of
correlation between spouse and descendant equations are found.
Results suggest that policy actions geared at encouraging the off-farm participation of
farm household members ought to enhance the availability and accessibility of caring
services and increase the level of education of household members. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/119557 |
| Institution/Association: | Agricultural Economics Review>Volume 09, Issue 2, June 2008 |
| Total Pages: | 12 |
| From Page: | 42 |
| To Page: | 53 |
| Collections: | Volume 09, Issue 2, June 2008
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