Determinants of the Extension of Part-time Farming--Results from a Probit Approach

Abstract

This paper presents a Probit model explaining the employment decisions of farmers located in the German State of Hesse. The model is based on a cross-section analysis including data from 74 Hessian farmers. It indicates empirically a strong impact from wages on employment decisions of farmers. It also verifies the importance of the personal type of entrepreneur for their working behaviour. Finally, we can conclude that, regarding working behaviour, farmers react to signals from the labour market conditions as well as to the structural transformation process in the agricultural sector.probit models, part-time farming, microeconomic household models, employment behaviour, labour markets, Farm Management, C25, D13, Q12, J22,