Rister, M. Edward; Outlaw, Joe L.; Falconer, Lawrence L.; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 1998
The levels and risk-free nature of rice market transition payments associated with the FAIR Act of 1996 have encouraged many rice landowners to reconsider their tenure contracts. A methodology for comparing landowners' decision to "self-operate" versus "rent to a tenant" is presented.