The Impact of Technical Change on Rural Labor Markets in the Philippines

Analysis of micro-level data confirms the effects of differential technical change on both the demand and the supply side of rural labor markets. Technical change affects to a certain extent rural migration. However, due to the inability of nonagricultural sector to absorb the increasing labor force, agriculture sector will continue to provide employment opportunities.

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Year of publication:	1993
Authors:	Bautista, Ernesto D.
Institutions:	Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Government of the Philippines
Subject:	labor force \| labor mobility \| agriculture sector \| technical efficiency \| rural sector \| migration

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Philippine Journal of Development.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number JPD 1993 Vol. XX No. 1-b http://dirp4.pids.gov.ph/ris/pjd/pidsjpd93-1labor.pdf
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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