A decomposed negative binomial model of structural change: A theoretical and empirical application to U.S. agriculture

C. S. Kim, G. Schluter, G. Schaible, A. Mishra, C. Hallahan

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Abstract

We developed a single-equation decomposed negative binomial regression model (NBRM) of the U.S. farm sector to simultaneously evaluate structural changes in the U.S. agricultural sector and the strength of several economic forces that influenced the changes in farm structure during the 1960-96 period. We found all these forces reinforced economic incentives to increase the size and decrease the number of small farms. Only agricultural programs and machinery prices countered these forces.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)161-176
Number of pages16
JournalCanadian Journal of Agricultural Economics
Volume53
Issue number2-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2005
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Economics and Econometrics

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