Using detailed monthly household panel data from rural India, I analyze sectoral wage gaps for men and women. show that the gap across non-farm farm sectors is much higher women than men. Relative to men, also work less time in employment employment. Taken together, these findings suggest constraints are preventing reallocating their more remunerative opportunities. Women likely outside of own ...

Empirical evidence has shown that off-farm non-agricultural (OFNA) employment offers a major pathway from poverty for rural populations. However, the pattern of participation in these activities is heterogeneous across categories of individuals and poorly understood. We explore the role of spillovers from peers on an individual’s participation in formal and informal OFNA employment using villag...

What are the impacts of expanding mobile broadband coverage on poverty, household consumption and labor market outcomes in developing countries? Who benefits from improved internet? To respond to these questions, this paper applies a difference-in-differences estimation using panel survey data combined with geospatial information rollout Tanzania. The results reveal that being covered by 3G net...

The practical implementation of the employment promotion effect digital economy is closely linked to rural laborers’ skills (DS). Therefore, this study uses Mprobit model empirically test impact DS on labor choices. results show that: (1) acquisition by force significantly increases rate off-farm and entrepreneurship but has no significant farm employment, with work having most positive online ...

Rural households in developing countries often depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. However, many also pursue off-farm economic activities either to complement farm income or because they lack access agricultural land. employment is informal and temporary. Searching jobs can be associated with high transaction costs, which may a constraint some households’ participation employment. The ...

The agriculture sector is facing disguised unemployment and the workforce migrating from farm to non-farm sector. This study examines rural employment patterns in Uttar Pradesh, India, identify drivers of household choices impact increased income levels on poverty. shift agricultural sector-across all expenditure landholding classes-is drastic. If increases, rises poverty falls. Promoting crop ...

This paper investigates the impact of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) subsidies on farm employment in Hungary and Slovenia. Econometric models were estimated separately for total labor, family hired labor. We find that and, within these, Pillar I subsidies, have positive effect paid labor Irrespective country type employment, is significantly positively associated with size. Mixed results are ...