THE SCALE AND DETERMINANTS OF VARIABILITY
OF FARM HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN POLAND Cover Image

SKALA I DETERMINANTY ZMIENNOŚCI DOCHODÓW GOSPODARSTW ROLNICZYCH W POLSCE
THE SCALE AND DETERMINANTS OF VARIABILITY OF FARM HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN POLAND

Author(s): Ryszard Kata, Małgorzata Wosiek
Subject(s): Agriculture, Rural and urban sociology, Economic development, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: households; disposable income; gross nominal disposable income; family farm income;

Summary/Abstract: Purpose – The aim of the study is to assess the stability of agricultural householdincome in Poland in 1995–2021 and to identify the determinants of the volatility of thisincome.Research method – The stability of farmer’s household income was compared with theincome volatility of other socio-economic groups. Regression analysis was used to revealthe determinants of income volatility.Results – The income of farm households shows much greater year-on-year volatilitythan the income of households of employees and self-employed outside agriculture.Originality   / value   / implications   / recommendations – The volatility of farm income ismainly influenced by the factors that determine the value of agricultural production andthe costs of this production. Subsidies directed to farmers only mitigate the volatility offarm income.

  • Issue Year: 114/2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 42-59
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish