@article{Pangbourne:134718,
      recid = {134718},
      author = {Pangbourne, Kate and Roberts, Deborah},
      title = {What multipliers don’t tell you: A spatial analysis of  farm household linkages},
      address = {2012-04},
      number = {354-2016-18152},
      pages = {20},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {Agricultural policy and farm lobby groups often stress the  role of farm production in sustaining local economies. This  paper considers the spatial pattern of the upstream and  downstream agricultural transactions of farms in North East  Scotland and, in particular, the extent to which they take  place within the locality of the farm holding. Three  alternative definitions of “local” are considered: a  distance based measure; a measure which takes into account  the location of the farm in relation to the nearest town;  and finally a measure which takes into account the location  of input suppliers/output purchasers. The results are shown  to vary qualitatively according to the definition of local  adopted, highlighting the importance of allowing for  context as well as demand-side factors when explaining  purchasing and sales decisions. A highly complex pattern of  production-related linkages in the region is revealed.  Certain towns are found to dominate agriculture-related  transactions in the region reflecting the spatial  concentration of upstream and downstream agribusinesses.  Probit analysis suggests that farm size, farm type and risk  attitudes influence output sales patterns. The policy  implications of the findings are considered.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/134718},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.134718},
}