germanFarms             package:micEcon             R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     The 'germanFarms' data frame contains annual data of an average
     full-time farm in West-Germany. Additionally, the price indeces
     for agricultural output and agricultural variable input are
     included. 20 book-keeping years are included - starting in 1975/76
     and ending in 1994/95.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     data(germanFarms)

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     This data frame contains the following columns:

     _y_e_a_r the book-keeping year.

     _v_O_u_t_p_u_t the value of Outputs (in current Deutschmark).

     _p_O_u_t_p_u_t price index of agricultural outputs (1980/81 = 100).

     _v_V_a_r_I_n_p_u_t the value of variable inputs (in current Deutschmark).

     _p_V_a_r_I_n_p_u_t price index of variable agricultural inputs (1980/81 =
          100).

     _q_L_a_b_o_r the number of full-time worker equivalents.

     _p_L_a_b_o_r costs of an agricultural worker (Deutschmarks per year).

     _l_a_n_d land used for agricultural production (in ha).

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     Bundesministerium f\"{u}r Ern\"{a}hrung, Landwirtschaft und
     Forsten (Federal Department for Food, Agriculture and Forests),
     _Agrarbericht der Bundesregierung (Agricultural Report of the
     Federal Government)_, Jahrg\"{a}nge 1977-1996 (years 1977-1996).

