| ID | 145580 |
| Title Proper | Gender and off-farm employment |
| Other Title Information | evidence from rural China |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Wang, Xiaobing ; Huang, Jikun ; Zhang, Linxiu ; Han, Linghui |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The goal of the present paper is to examine how the expansion of the economy from 2000 has affected rural off-farm labor market participation. Specifically, we seek to determine whether off-farm labor increased after 2000, what forms of employment are driving trends in off-farm labor and whether gender differences can be observed in off-farm employment trends. Using a nationally representative dataset that consist of two waves of surveys conducted in 2000 and 2008 in six provinces, this paper finds that off-farm labor market participation continued to rise steadily in the early 2000s. However, there is a clear difference in the trends associated with occupational choice before and after 2000. In addition, we find that rural off-farm employment trends are different for men and women. Our analysis also shows that the rise of wage-earning employment corresponds with an increasing unskilled wage for both men and women. |
| `In' analytical Note | Middle East Policy Vol. 23, No.2; Summer 2016: p.18–36 |
| Journal Source | China and World Economy 2016-06 24, 3 |
| Key Words | Wages ; Gender ; Rural China ; Self-Employment |