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Jobs Off the Farm: Wealth, Human Capital, and Social Group in Rural Eastern India

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posted on 2017-02-02, 11:23 authored by Maki Nakajima, Keijiro Otsuka, Takashi Yamano

This study examines the effects of wealth, human capital, and social group on the occupational choice and income of farm households, to gain an understanding of the mechanism underlying the recently increasing income diversification in rural eastern India. The results show that wealth and human capital have a positive impact on the choice of high-return jobs, and low caste workers are more likely to work in casual, low-paying jobs, partly due to their dependence on personal networks in finding jobs. Notably, no clear evidence of association between social group and income is found.

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This work was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [25101002];

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