Published 2014-01-07
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The opportunity cost of family labor in the economy of the dairy production in Michoacan, Mexico

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490/21456453.908
Randy Alexis Jiménez Jiménez Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia
Valentín Espinosa Ortiz Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia
Diana Milena Soler Fonseca

The objective of this research is to analyze associated factors with the variation of the profit margin and the influence of the opportunity cost of family labor in the economic profit of the family dairy in the municipality of Maravatio, Michoacan. Productive economic information was obtained through the use of questionnaires, semi-structured interviews and direct observation, using the methodology of Participatory Action Research. The opportunity cost of workforce was established on the basis of the work options for the family members involved in the activity; the options were classified into three types: local, regional, and foreign, according to the location of the job opportunities. In order to determine the influence of family labor in earning, it was used a multiple regression model with inclusion of step-by-step variables. The livestock feed represented the highest index of determination of the profit margin variation with the 68 %. Family labor is one of the variables that have an adverse impact on the profitability of the production units, it represented 26% of the variation of economic gain, with a negative linear relation of -1.05 (P ≤0.001). The best labor alternatives for producers, when emigrating, show that family labor is not the productive factor allowing them to have earnings; however, the dairy activity provides productive and economic sustenance for people with a local and regional opportunity cost.

keywords: family labor, opportunity cost, economic gain, family dairy
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Jiménez Jiménez, R. A., Espinosa Ortiz, V., & Soler Fonseca, D. M. (2014). The opportunity cost of family labor in the economy of the dairy production in Michoacan, Mexico. Revista De Investigación Agraria Y Ambiental, 5(1), 47-56. https://doi.org/10.22490/21456453.908
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