This article examines the effects of the application of panel data
estimation methods on a system of equations with unbalanced panel data. We
apply pooled, random-effects, and fixed-effects estimation in three data
sets: small, medium, and large farms to examine the relationship between
farm size and the elasticity of cotton supply with respect to cotton price.
Our results indicate that the adoption of various estimation methods entails
different estimated parameters both in terms of their absolute value and in
terms of their statistical significance. Additionally, the elasticity of
cotton supply with respect to price varies according to farm size.