Rural Non-farm Sector Employment in the North-Eastern Region of India: Determinants and Implications for Well-being

Gautam Kumar Das and Nijara Deka
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Gautam Kumar Das: Gautam Kumar Das (corresponding author) is at the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), New Delhi, India. E-mail: kumardasgautam@gmail.com
Nijara Deka: Nijara Deka is at National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi, India. E-mail: ndeka@ncaer.org

Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, 2023, vol. 17, issue 3-4, 279-314

Abstract: The article analyses the causal relationship between rural non-farm employment (RNFE) and the well-being of the people in India’s North-Eastern Region (NER). When India experienced a decline in poverty, specifically during the post-liberalisation period, the reduction of poverty was lower in the NER, with a wide variation at the state level in the region than in the rest of the country. However, the structural shift in occupations and livelihoods in NER has been sharper than in other parts of the country. In this context, this article aims to contribute to an understanding of the issue of occupational diversification in NER. Based on data from three rounds of the National Sample Survey (NSS) Employment and Unemployment Survey and two rounds of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), that is, the PLFS of 2017–2018 and 2019–2020. The 2SLS regression analysis highlights the higher inclination of young persons with technical education, people belonging to large families, and females in rural NER towards seeking livelihoods in the non-farm sector. JEL Codes: P46, M51, I21, E24

Keywords: Non-farm; Poverty; Expenditure; North-east; Education; Employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/00252921241229799

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