Search Results - subject_exact:"Rural labour market"

Do prior residents benefit from energy booms?

Han, Luyi; Winters, John V.; Betz, Michael R. - 2026

The 21st century fracking boom transformed American energy production, but new jobs were often filled by temporary in-migrants and long-distance commuters, possibly reducing economic benefits for prior residents. We use novel restricted-access data from the U.S. Census Bureau to assess fracking...

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Rural America at a glance : 2025 edition

Farrigan, Tracey; Sanders, Austin; Miller, Lauren; … - 2026

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The role of broadband speed availability in business survival and employment

Biedny, Christina; Whitacre, Brian; Pender, John L.; … - 2026

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Mobile phones, off-farm income, and employment of rural women : evidence from Bangladesh

Matsuura-Kannari, Masanori; Tian, Shu; Islam, Abu Hayat … - 2025

A persistent disparity has been observed in the social and economic development of women, particularly evident in South Asia's lower female labor force participation. This study investigates how mobile phone ownership can overcome this disadvantage. Using an instrumental variable approach and...

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Rural employment evolutions

Faieta, Elena; Feng, Zhexin; Serafinelli, Michel - 2025

A quarter of the population in high-income countries lives in rural areas. However, existing empirical evidence on these areas in OECD countries is scarce. Over the past several decades, many rural areas have been declining. Nevertheless, it is unclear whether these struggling rural areas are...

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Rural employment evolutions

Faieta, Elena; Feng, Zhexin; Serafinelli, Michel - 2025

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An inquiry into labor conditions across key rural sectors in Africa

Nzira, Jackson Elias; Parlasca, Martin Christoph; Qaim, … - 2025

While agriculture remains a key source of livelihoods in rural Africa, employment in other economic sectors is gaining in importance. However, details of the labor conditions are under-researched. Here, we examine labor conditions in different sectors of the rural economy using survey data from...

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Informal labor exchange teams and participation in the labor market : evidence from rural Tanzania

Arciniegas, Christian; Dumas, Christelle; Fahn, Matthias - 2025

We investigate labor exchange teams in rural communities, which are prevalent in many developing countries. We show theoretically that these teams are beneficial to employers, who can outsource the monitoring of workers. Team members are incentivized to exert a high level of effort because any...

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Informal labor exchange teams and participation in the labor market : evidence from rural Tanzania

Arciniegas, Christian; Dumas, Christelle; Fahn, Matthias - 2025

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Rural Non-Farm Employment in Rajasthan

Darko, Francis Addeah; Dey, Akankshita; Ritadhi, S. K. - 2025

This paper examines rural non-farm employment in Rajasthan, India, using multiple surveys and administrative data. The analysis covers three key aspects: individual and district-level determinants of participation in non-farm activities, the relationship between non-farm employment and household...

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Women's off-farm employment and dietary quality in rural Africa

Mutsami, Chrispinus; Parlasca, Martin Christoph; Qaim, Matin - 2025

Most households in rural Africa are involved in smallholder farming, but off-farm employment is an important additional income source for many. Previous research has analyzed links between off-farm employment and wellbeing, but mostly at the household level, not considering that household...

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Combine harvester outsourcing services and seasonal rural non-farm employment in Myanmar

Belton, Ben; Fang, Peixun; Reardon, Thomas Anthony - 2025

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Guaranteed Employment in Rural India : Intra-Household Labor and Resource Allocation Consequences

García, Jorge Luis - 2025

I investigate the intra-household labor and resource allocation consequences of an employment guarantee targeting rural households in India. The guarantee insures household earnings, replacing women as added workers and shutting down a motive for saving. Despite sizable program-job take-up, the...

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Guaranteed employment in rural India : intra-household labor and resource allocation consequences

García, Jorge Luis - 2025

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Informal labor exchange teams and participation on the labor market : evidence from rural Tanzania

Arciniegas, Christian; Dumas, Christelle; Fahn, Matthias - 2025

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Policy for decent work in agriculture

Meemken, Eva-Marie; Aremu, Olayinka; Fabry, Anna; … - 2025

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Understanding trends in female labour force participation rate in rural India : the role of MGNREGS and DAY-NRLM

Sinha, Amarjeet - 2025

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Informal workers in the rural sector in Colombia : living conditions and social security

Espinosa, Oscar; Bejarano, Valeria; Arias, Martha-Liliana; … - 2025

The existence of a high percentage of informal labour has a direct impact on the living conditions of millions of people and their families, especially in rural areas and developing countries. The implications of this problem present a challenge for public policy on employment, social security...

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Linkages between gender and rural transformation in Indonesia

Purba, Helena Juliani; Rachmawati, Rika Reviza; Irawan, … - 2025

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An investigation of the pattern and extent of regional rural transformation development in Pakistan

Naz, Farah; Abedullah; Farooq, Shujaat - 2025

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The economic and social impacts of ecotourism on local employment and income : a case study of rural Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Abdurakhmanova, Akida; Ahrorov, Farhod - 2025

This study explores the socio-economic impacts of ecotourism on local employment and income in the rural areas of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. By surveying 167 participants, including stakeholders involved in ecotourism and local community members, the research investigates the contributions of...

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A short history of MGNREGA : twenty years in ten charts

Drèze, Jean; Rahul R - 2025

India's Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), enacted in 2005, is an experiment of major significance. Drawing on official statistics, this paper presents a broad-brush retrospective on MGNREGA's first 20 years, focusing inter alia on employment generation, the...

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Evolving farm and off-farm income sources and jobs in rural Africa

Mutsami, Chrispinus; Parlasca, Martin Christoph; Qaim, Matin - 2025

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Financing road projects and its impact on off-farm work in rural China

Bao, Ligao; Kusadokoro, Motoi; Chitose, Atsushi - 2025

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Does rural non-farm employment relieve or exacerbate the agricultural diversification-farm efficiency tradeoff : the case of aquaculture in Bangladesh

Abaidoo, Eric; Belton, Ben; Reardon, Thomas Anthony; … - 2025

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Spatial interactions between growth and rural unemployment, considering climate variability in Brazil and Mexico (2012-2024)

Cardoso López, Diego Andrés; López Cabrera, Jesús … - 2025

This paper examines the relationship between economic growth and rural unemployment in Brazil and Mexico, incorporating the effects of climate variability and spatial interactions. Okun's Law serves as the theoretical framework, and a dynamic spatial panel model is applied to estimate short-term...

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The impact of digital literacy on rural women's non-agricultural employment : evidence from China

Peng, Su; Feng, Xihao - 2025

The rapid popularization of digital technology is profoundly altering the employment landscape; especially in rural areas, the digital economy has opened up unprecedented channels to narrow the gender gap in non-agricultural employment. This study utilizes data from the China Family Panel Studies...

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Psychological Barriers to Participation in the Labor Market : Evidence from Rural Ghana

Carvalho, Leandro; De Walque, Damien; Lund, Crick; … - 2025

Mental health conditions are strongly associated with reduced labor market participation, but the underlying channels through which such conditions impact labor supply remain unclear. This paper reports on a two-phase study decomposing this relationship by examining (i) job take-up decisions;...

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Impact of government schemes in the socio-economic condition of peoples in Haryana : an empirical study

Pattar, Nistha; Mehta, Parveen Kumar - 2025

The government schemes are employed to help the rural, economically deprived and backward people in society. The beneficiaries of these government schemes are initiated for the people, those who are economically backward and low-income families. Notably, rural development has gained global...

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Internet access, female's non-farm employment, and income effects : insights from China

Nie, Kunxi; Zhu, Yueji - 2025

Females' participation in non-farm employment contributes prominently to social progress. Based on the data of 1674 rural females and 1656 urban females in China, this paper evaluates the effects of internet access and four specific online activities (online interaction, online service, online...

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Refugees' settlement in Greece : employment in agriculture as a criterion for an alternative dispersal plan

Blouchoutzi, Anastasia; Tsaples, Georgios; Manou, Dimitra; … - 2025

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Artificial intelligence development and rural labor employment quality

Li, Zhe; Liu, Minggang; Wang, Lu - 2025

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Gender inequalities in rural labour markets : the role of corporate social responsibility in Niger Delta, Nigeria

Uduji, Joseph Ikechukwu; Okolo-Obasi, Elda Nduka - 2023

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Gender inequalities in rural labour markets : the role of corporate social responsibility in Niger Delta, Nigeria

Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N. - 2022

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Fundamentals of targeted integrative program development for rural labor market growth in surplus regions

Rakhmatovich, Kholmuminov Shayzak - 2024

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The evolving role of farm and off-farm jobs in rural Africa

Mutsami, Chrispinus; Parlasca, Martin Christoph; Qaim, Matin - 2024

Livelihood sources in rural Africa are diverse and dynamic. Using recent primary data from four African countries - Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zambia - we consider regions with different conditions related to climate, agroecology, infrastructure, and nature conservation to analyze the role of...

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Rural non-farm sector employment in the North-Eastern Region of India : determinants and implications for well-being

Das, Gautam Kumar; Deka, Nijara - 2023

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Rural non-farm sector employment in the north-eastern region of India : determinants and implications for wellbeing

Das, Gautam Kumar; Deka, Nijara - 2024

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Impact of the agricultural sector on unemployment, inequality and rural poverty : a panel regression analysis in Indonesian provinces

Suparman, Suparman; Sutomo, Maskuri; Anwar, Chairil; … - 2024

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Self-employment among in-movers and stayers in rural areas : insights from Swedish register and survey data

Aldén, Lina; Hammarstedt, Mats; Skedinger, Per - 2024

Our use of longitudinal register data combined with a unique survey allows us to offer a more comprehensive picture of rural self-employment than in previous studies. We find that selfemployed in rural settings are more likely than those in metropolitan regions to employ others, but...

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Digital transformation and rural labour force occupational mobility

Qiao, Yuxuan; Ao, Xugao - 2024

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Antecedents of labor shortage in the rural hospitality industry : a comparative study of employees and employers

Innerhofer, Johanna; Nasta, Luigi; Zehrer, Anita - 2024

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Renewable energy development and employment in Ecuador's rural sector : an economic impact analysis

Souza, Raúl Clemente Ulloa-de; González-Quiñonez, … - 2024

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Rural Labor and Long Recall Loss

Ambler, Kate - 2024

Surveys frequently rely on annual recall to capture individuals' labor activities over the preceding year. This paper uses a panel of rural households in Malawi for a survey experiment to test the effect of a long, annual recall window on reported labor supply relative to a set of quarterly...

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Surviving loss : coping strategies among widow households in Thai rural areas

Samutpradit Saisawat - 2024

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Labor market shocks, social protection and women's work

Sangwan, Nikita; Sharma, Swati - 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the vulnerabilities women encounter in labor markets worldwide. We investigate the potential of social protection measures in mitigating declines in women's labor market participation. Specifically, we look at the Indian context, where lockdowns spurred a...

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Labor market shocks, social protection and women's work

Sangwan, Nikita; Sharma, Swati - 2022

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Links between rural electrification and gendered off-farm employment in sub-Saharan Africa

Ezebuihe, Jessy Amarachi; Parlasca, Martin Christoph; … - 2024

We analyze the relationship between household electricity access and off-farm employment of women and men in rural Africa, using primary survey data from Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zambia. Estimating regression models, we find that access to electricity is positively associated with women's...

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Strategies to address Nordic rural labour shortage

2024

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Marriage, motherhood, and women's employment in rural India

Lahoti, Rahul; Abraham, Rosa; Swaminathan, Hema - 2024

We investigate the impact of marriage and childbirth on women's labor market participation in rural India. In the absence of panel data, we employ a novel approach using Life History Calendar data to analyze women's labor market trajectories from age 15 onward. Our event study models reveal that...

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