Effects of Off-Farm Work on Farm Household Production Choices

Chenggang Wang, Suwen Pan and Qin Lijian

No 126906, 2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil from International Association of Agricultural Economists

Abstract: Using a unique panel of rice-producing Chinese households, this paper tests off-farm employment’s effects on agricultural production. We find the sizable rural out-migration in the past two decades has had negligible effects on China’s rice production. This cannot be explained by farm labor market perfection or any technological improvements financed by off-farm income; rather, evidence points to the persistence of disguised unemployment in 21st century China.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25
Date: 2012-08-18
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.126906

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