Are Farmer Bankruptcies A Good Indicator of Rural Financial Stress
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Farmer bankruptcies often are viewed as an important measure of rural economic well-being and of the success or failure of various Federal agricultural and rural policies as mentioned in this paper. But the level of farmer bankruptcies is not a good indicator of rural financial health.Abstract:
Farmer bankruptcies often are viewed as an important measure of rural economic well-being and of the success or failure of various Federal agricultural and rural policies. But the level of farmer bankruptcies is not a good indicator of rural financial health. Bankruptcies are only a subset of all farm business exits and a lagging indicator of economic stress. They do not reflect overall economic conditions in most rural areas because farming is a relatively small part of rural economic activity.read more
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Farmer bankruptcies and farm exits in the united states, 1899-2002
Jerome M. Stam,Bruce L. Dixon +1 more
TL;DR: For example, the Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 as mentioned in this paper became effective on November 26, 1986, in response to the farm financial crisis of the 1980s and some 22,519 bankruptcy cases were filed through 2002, with the highest rate being in 1987.
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