2005 Agricultural and Rural Finance Markets in Transition, October 3-4, 2005, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The paper analyzes the dynamic interaction between dividend and investment by adopting numerical methods in a growth framework. Two benchmark models are introduced and th [...]

Given the importance of land valuation to the various stakeholders, the objective of this research is to develop a theoretically sound model that robustly estimates the m [...]

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) direct farm loan programs provide credit to family-sized farms including beginning farmers and socially disadvantaged applicants. Approximat [...]

Comparisons of Farm Service Agency direct and guaranteed farm loans made from fiscal 2000 through fiscal 2003 shows that differences in performance measure between the tw [...]

This study compares the economic well-being of farm and nonfarm households using data from the 2001 Agricultural Resource Management Survey and the 2001 Survey of Consume [...]

CDFI serve an important social function because by providing access to financial services to underserved low-income individuals and families. Understanding what governanc [...]

The changing business environment and evolving culture of cooperatives create a need to re-evaluate the drivers of cooperative performance. Literature suggests that these [...]