Left behind to farm? Women's labor re-allocation in rural China
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1 Left Behind to Farm ? Women ’ s Labor Re - Allocation in Rural China
The transformation of work during China’s rapid economic development is associated with a substantial but little noticed re-allocation of traditional farm labor among women, with some doing much less and some much more. We study how the work and time allocation of non-migrant women are affected by the outmigration of others in their household. We find that the women left behind are doing more f...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Labour Economics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0927-5371
DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2011.01.009