A New U.S. Farm Household Typology: Implications for Agricultural Policy |
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| Authors: | Brian C. Briggeman Allan W. Gray Mitchell J. Morehart Timothy G. Baker Christine A. Wilson |
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| Affiliation: | Brian C. Briggeman is an assistant professor at Oklahoma State University.;Allan W. Gray is an associate professor at Purdue University.;Mitchell J. Morehart is a Senior Agricultural Economist at the Economic Research Service.;Timothy G. Baker is a professor at Purdue University.;Christine A. Wilson is an associate professor at Purdue University. |
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| Abstract: | Changes in U.S. agriculture have yielded a diversity of farm types. These changes have extended beyond the farm business and into the farm household. The objective of this research is to motivate, develop, and discuss the policy implications of a new typology of U.S. farm households, which is based on household economic theory. Using the 2003 Agricultural Resource Management Survey and statistical analysis, the U.S. Farm Household Typology identifies six mutually exclusive groups of U.S. farm households. This typology is then compared to the current Economic Research Service Farm Typology and used to investigate the distribution of government payments. |
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