Factors affecting agricultural land transfer-in in China: a semiparametric analysis
Meishan Jiang,
Krishna Paudel and
Yunsheng Mi
Applied Economics Letters, 2018, vol. 25, issue 21, 1547-1551
Abstract:
We use interview survey data collected randomly from 2677 farm households in nine provinces of China to understand the role of demographic, economic, land, and village characteristics on agricultural land transfer-in by farmers. Results show that variables such as borrowing from informal sources, household labour availability, percentage of total income from agricultural sources, and the household with village cadre have significant positive effects on land transfer-in. Low economic development and low transportation network availability in a county reduces land transfer-in. We also find that two variables (land holding and land idling) should be entered into the model nonparametrically. Land holding and land idling have U- and L-shaped impacts on land transfer-in, respectively. Land transfer-in has endowment equilibrium and provides Chinese households more opportunities to earn agricultural income, thereby reducing rural poverty.
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2018.1430326
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