Using rural household survey data from China, this paper examines the determinants of farmers’ non-farm activity participation decision and their income earning. The results show that education level contributes significantly to farmers’ factors non-farm activity participation and their...

Using data from a survey of rural households in China, this article examines the impacts of non-farm activity on living standard of farmers and on rural income distribution with a micro-economic analysis. Our results show that the participation in non-farm activity alleviates both inequality and...