Endogenous norms and preferencesand the farm income problem
构建了一个两部门代际模型，说明农村职业流动受内生规范和偏好阻碍，导致农场收入低、土地拥挤等问题，并解释个体化和城乡融合如何缓解这一现象。
A two-sector model with non-overlapping generations is presented, where rural occupational mobility is hampered by endogenous norms and preferences. The occupational choice of farm youths may be influenced by an inherited belief in the farming way of life and a related social norm that sanctions mobility. This results in a bias towards farming occupations which, via preference formation, tends to promote the norm across generations. The model is used to explain various stylised facts of the farm problem, such as low farm incomes, small holdings and crowding on the land. By showing how these phenomena are mitigated by individualisation and increased integration of farmers into non-farming societies, an explanation is offered as to why the farm income problem has diminished