| ID | 089580 |
| Title Proper | Persistence of full- and part-time farming in Southern China |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Brosig, Stephan ; Glauben, Thomas ; Herzfeld, Thomas ; Wang, Xiaobing |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The goal of this study is to assess the dynamics of rural households' labor market participation in the wake of China's efforts to develop rural labor markets in a manner that is conducive to its transition to a market economy. Based on a theoretical model that emphasizes the impact of duration, i.e. of the number of years households spent part-time farming or full-time farming, respectively, we investigate the shifts between these two states. We also identify socioeconomic factors that determine these shifts. The empirical study is based on discrete time hazard approaches, using micro-level panel data from Zhejiang, Hubei, and Yunnan provinces from 1995 to 2002. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Economic Review Vol. 20, No.2; Jun 2009: p360-371 |
| Journal Source | China Economic Review Vol. 20, No.2; Jun 2009: p360-371 |
| Key Words | Farm Household ; Labor Market Participation ; Full-Time Farming ; Off-Farm Employment ; Hazard Analysis ; Dynamics ; Southern China |