Could Education Retain Farmers in the Local Area?

Hongfei Zhu (), Lixin He and Tangjun Yuan

Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, 2012, vol. 53, issue 1, 39-47

Abstract: In this study, using the multinomial logit model, we investigate what factors influence farmers. choices between the alternatives of agricultural work, nonagricultural work, temporary migration, and permanent migration.We find that improving education can help local areas retain their surplus farmers, who can then work in local nonagricultural jobs or migrate permanently.

Keywords: Multinomial logit; education; migration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J43 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.15057/23149

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