Purpose – What this paper aims to tackle is how much did the return of rural migrant labor during the financial crisis affect China's GDP and the growth rate of the national economy. Design/methodology/approach – This paper constructs a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model and uses...

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the effect of rural-urban income gap on agricultural growth in China and its dynamics over time and across regions since reform and opening up. Design/methodology/approach – Two types of indices are constructed to measure the rural-urban income gap:...

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the effect of rural-urban income gap on agricultural growth in China and its dynamics over time and across regions since reform and opening up. Design/methodology/approach – Two types of indices are constructed to measure the rural-urban income gap:...

Purpose – What this paper aims to tackle is how much did the return of rural migrant labor during the financial crisis affect China's GDP and the growth rate of the national economy. Design/methodology/approach – This paper constructs a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model and uses...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to address a local separability character partly identified by non‐farm participation behaviors in the context of multiple market imperfections. Design/methodology/approach – The paper develops a model to analyze agricultural household's non‐farm...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the impacts of the 2008 economic crisis on the change in income inequality among farm households using the micro‐level data. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Using a national household survey data in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the impacts of the 2008 economic crisis on the change in income inequality among farm households using the micro-level data. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Using a national household survey data in Taiwan...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to address a local separability character partly identified by non-farm participation behaviors in the context of multiple market imperfections. Design/methodology/approach – The paper develops a model to analyze agricultural household's non-farm...