文章来源:China Agricultural Economic Review2012年第一期
Emerald Article: The effect of off-farm employment on the decisions of
households to rent out and rent in cultivated land in China
作者信息:
Jikun Huang and Liangliang Gao
Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy,
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, and
Scott Rozelle
Food Security and the Environment, Freeman Spogli Institute,
Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA and
Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
摘要:
Abstract
Purpose – Developing nations need good cultivated land rental markets to foster rational resource
use and to enhance productivity and equity. Can cultivated land rental markets emerge in the face of
rapidly developing off-farm labor markets? The purpose of this paper is to measure the correlation
between the emergence of off-farm employment and cultivated land rental in China.
Design/methodology/approach – Based on a panel data from 2000 and 2008, the authors
constructed econometric models to identify the impact of off-farm employment on the decisions of
households to rent out and rent in cultivated land.
Findings – This paper finds that the emergence of off-farm employment has significant and positive
impacts on stimulating household to rent out cultivated land. The effect is less prominent for
renting-in decisions.
Originality/value – The paper empirically estimates the impacts of off-farm employment on
cultivated land rent markets based on a unique panel data set from a national representative sample.
Keywords China, Agriculture, Land, Off-farm employment, Cultivated land rental market
Paper type Research paper