Farm Household Responses to Government Policies: Evidence from West Java
Title:
Farm Household Responses to Government Policies: Evidence from West Java
Author:
Sawit, M. Husein O'Brien, Dennis
Appeared in:
Bulletin of Indonesian economic studies
Paging:
Volume 31 (1995) nr. 2 pages 41-59
Year:
1995-08
Contents:
Few micro level analyses have been undertaken in Indonesia of rural households' responses to government policies, and of household characteristics and endowments. Most studies of rural household behaviour in Indonesia have analysed the consumption, production and labour supply aspects separately, ignoring the complex interrelations among farm production, farm profit, household consumption and family labour supply. In this study, the complex nature of rural household production and consumption decisions is analysed by applying a farm household model to cross-sectional data from 241 households in six villages of West Java. The model incorporates multiple crops, different wage levels for males and females, and non-agricultural employment.
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