Modelling the efficiency of the family and hired labour / (Record no. 160172)
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fixed length control field | 02282nam a2200157Ia 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 0754618536 |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
Transcribing agency | CUS |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 338.16095496 |
Item number | THA/M |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Thapa, Prem Jung |
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Modelling the efficiency of the family and hired labour / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | Prem Jung Thapa |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London: |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Ashgate, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2003. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 220 p. |
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
Formatted contents note | Introduction: Motivation; The research question; Estimation methodology; The setting; Chapter outline. Background and Literature Review: Background issues; Literature review; Summary. A Farm Household Model with Heterogeneous Labour Inputs: Introduction; Analytical structure of a model with heterogeneous labour; Aggregating labour inputs and production function separability; A farm household model with heterogeneous composite labour; Labour supply implications of heterogeneity; Summary. Estimation Strategy: General issues; The two step estimation strategy for a non-recursive model; A two step estimation strategy with heterogeneous labour; Error correction for the two step estimator; Summary. The Setting and The Data: The setting; The data set; Main variable definitions; Summary. Production Function Estimation Results and Tests for Labour Heterogeneity: Introduction; Data summary; Estimation and inference for farms using both family and hired labour; Testing for alternative aggregates of family and hired labour; Complete results for the linear composite labour model; Sensitivity analysis; Elasticities of substitution with a linear labour composite; Summary; Appendix 6: The translog specification with family and hired labour as independent inputs. Labour Supply Estimation Results: Introduction and motivation; Labour supply implications of linear heterogeneity; Data summary; Model specification and identification; Labour supply regression results: male family members; Labour supply regression results: female family members; Summary; Appendix 7: Complete labour supply regression results for selected model specifications. Summary and Conclusions: Overview; Summary of analytical results; Some implications; Suggestions for further research. |
650 ## - SUBJECT | |
Keyword | Agricultural laborers -- Statistical methods |
-- | Family farms -- Statistical methods |
-- | Agricultural laborers -- Nepal -- Statistical methods |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
Koha item type | General Books |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | 338.16095496 THA/M | P15006 | 11/07/2018 | 11/07/2018 | General Books |