@article{24285d87e86b43bbb39ef6aa725864bf,
title = "Place-based factors and the performance of farm-level entrepreneurship: A spatial interaction model of agritourism in the U.S.",
abstract = "We apply farm-level data to a two-stage model to explore how three different theories of comparative advantage influence the propensity of a farm or ranch to adopt an agritourism enterprise and the level of economic activity tied to that enterprise. Findings suggest that a county{\textquoteright}s entrepreneurial spirit and scenic byways increase the propensity to adopt agritourism, but natural endowments and agglomeration are the primary drivers of agritourism economic activity. Results should assist policy makers as well as rural economic development researchers in leveraging community strengths to increase economic activity in the agritourism industry and its surrounding rural economies.",
keywords = "Agglomeration, Agritourism, Agritourism revenue, Entrepreneurship, Heckman 2-stage, Heckscher-Ohlin",
author = "{Van Sandt}, Anders and Sarah Low and Jablonski, {Becca B.R.} and Stephan Weiler",
note = "Funding Information: The authors appreciate helpful comments received from seminar attendees at the 2016 North American Regional Science Council meetings in Minneapolis, MN. This work was supported by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under Grant 2014-68006-21824. This research was completed while the primary author was an intern at USDA Economic Research Service and the second author was an employee of USDA Economic Research Service. The findings and conclusions in this publication are those of the authors and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination policy. Funding Information: Abstract: We apply farm-level data to a two-stage model to explore how three different theories of comparative advantage influence the propensity of a farm or ranch to adopt an agritourism enterprise and the level of economic activity tied to that enterprise. Findings suggest that a county{\textquoteright}s entrepreneurial spirit and scenic byways increase the propensity to adopt agritourism, but natural endowments and agglomeration are the primary drivers of agritourism economic activity. Results should assist policy makers as well as rural economic development researchers in leveraging community strengths to increase economic activity in the agritourism industry and its surrounding rural economies. Keywords: entrepreneurship, Heckman 2-stage, agritourism, agritourism revenue, Heckscher-Ohlin, agglomeration JEL Codes: L26, Q15, O13 ∗The authors appreciate helpful comments received from seminar attendees at the 2016 North American Regional Science Council meetings in Minneapolis, MN. This work was supported by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under Grant 2014-68006-21824. This research was completed while the primary author was an intern at USDA Economic Research Service and the second author was an employee of USDA Economic Research Service. The findings and conclusions in this publication are those of the authors and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination policy. Anders Van Sandt is a Postdoctoral Associate of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University. Sarah A. Low is an Associate Professor of Regional Economics, Fred V. Heinkel Chair in Agriculture, and Director of Extension Community Economic and Entrepreneurial Development program the University of Missouri. Becca B.R. Jablonski is an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University. Stephan Weiler is Professor of Economics and Director of Regional Economic Development Institute (REDI@CSU) at Colorado State University. Corresponding Author: Anders Van Sandt, e-mail:
[email protected] Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Southern Regional Science Association 2019.",
year = "2019",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "49",
pages = "428--453",
journal = "Review of Regional Studies",
issn = "0048-749X",
publisher = "Oklahoma State University",
number = "3",
}