@article{Kimhi:175082,
      recid = {175082},
      author = {Kimhi, Ayal and Bollman, Ray D.},
      title = {Family farm dynamics in Canada and Israel: the case of  farm exits},
      journal = {Agricultural Economics: The Journal of the International  Association of Agricultural Economists},
      address = {1999-08},
      number = {968-2016-75844},
      pages = {12},
      year = {1999},
      abstract = {Canada is one of the few countries for which data exist on  individual family farms over time. Using these data,  researchers
have been able to show that much of the  microdynamics of family farms in Canada (e.g. changes in  size distribution) can be
attributed to farmer entry and  exit. However, the behavioral aspects of the exit decision  received little attention in the
literature. A comparison  of Canadian and Israeli data could help us understand these  behavioral aspects because of the vast
institutional  differences between the farm sectors in the two countries,  and the possible effect of the institutional setup on  exit
decisions. Comparison of exit patterns may enable us  to identify the dependence of farmers' mobility on the  institutional
setup. This may also have policy relevance.  In both Canada and Israel, exit probability decreases with  the extent of off-farm
work. We conclude that off-farm work  is complementary rather than a substitute for farm work,  perhaps due to its less volatile
nature. Both, Canadian and  Israeli farmers over a certain age are more likely to exit  as they become older, which is a natural
result, but exit  probability in Canada rises much faster with age than in  Israel. The major difference between Canadian and
Israeli  farm-exit patterns lies in the farm size. Farm size  decreases exit probability in Canada but increases it in  Israel. Perhaps
this is because Israeli farm exits are less  planned in advance than Canadian exits. Institutional  constraints on land transactions
in Israel may also play a  role. © 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/175082},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.175082},
}