Can labor transfer reduce poverty? Evidence from a rural area in China

Liao, Wenmei; Qiao, Jindi; Xiang, Dong; Peng, Taizhong; Kong, Fanyu

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110981

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“…Labor transfer is mainly manifested in differences in the proportion of labor quantity, quality, and structure in different regions [ 17 , 41 ]. To explore the effect of these three indicators on technical efficiency, in addition to the efficiency model described above, an influencing factor model was established as follows: where m it is the mean value of the output inefficiency of innovation activities; δ 0 , δ 1 , δ 2 , and δ 3 are the parameters to be estimated; a it , b it , and c it are the related indicators of labor transfer; a it is the proportion of labor quantity; b it is the proportion of labor structure; similarly, c it is the proportion of labor quality; and is the effect of the random disturbance term.…”

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“…It is generally believed that labor transfer has diverse effects on agriculture and has both advantages and disadvantages for its technical efficiency [ 14 , 16 ]. Some studies have found that agricultural capitalization promoted by labor transfer can improve the scale of agricultural operations [ 8 , 17 ]. Moreover, the increase in young and middle-aged laborers engaging in labor transfer can have benefits for economic development [ 9 , 18 ].…”

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“…Model for labor transfer's effect on technical efficiency. Labor transfer is mainly manifested in differences in the proportion of labor quantity, quality, and structure in different regions [17,41]. To explore the effect of these three indicators on technical efficiency, in addition to the efficiency model described above, an influencing factor model was established as follows:…”

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Regional differences and threshold effects of labor transfer affecting the technical efficiency of China’s agricultural industry: A case study of the apple industry

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Apples, as a typical agricultural product with high added value, play a significant role in increasing farmers’ income and promoting regional economic growth. They have become one of the main ways for farmers to develop agricultural and sideline products in China’s Loess Plateau and Bohai Rim region. Based on panel data for provinces from 2007 to 2020, this study used stochastic frontier analysis to calculate the technical efficiency of apple production in China’s major apple-producing areas and then introduced urbanization rate as the threshold variable. Based on the quantity, quality, and structure of the rural labor force, the threshold model was used to empirically analyze the effect of labor transfer at different stages of urbanization on industrial technical efficiency in the main apple-producing areas. The results showed that labor transfer had an obvious negative effect on apple production. The labor transfer at the national level has had an obvious negative impact on the output of the apple industry, and the impact of labor transfer on the technical efficiency of China’s apple industry is significantly different; that is, the impact of labor outflow on the technical efficiency of apple production is different in different regions. In some areas, the technical efficiency of production in the main apple-producing areas can be significantly improved. Finally, the proportion of the labor force showed significant differences in its effect on technical efficiency in different stages of urbanization.

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“…In the context of the imbalance between China's urban and rural dual economy, the transfer of rural labor has obvious "income effects" and "Internet effects." In other words, labor transfer helps to promote the increase in household income and the popularization of Internet use among farm households (Liao et al, 2020;Guo and Wang, 2021;Zhou and Chen, 2022). Among other things, the use of the Internet can alleviate objective constraints on farmers' participation in financial markets, increase the availability of household finance, and improve the way farmers allocate their financial assets (Bogan, 2008).…”

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How farmland circulation affects household financial vulnerability in China: The chain mediation effect of labor transfer and financial literacy

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Financial vulnerability is an important issue in livelihood resilience research domain. In the context of the Farmland Property Rights Reform in rural China and the promotion of farmland circulation, this study aims to explore whether and how household financial vulnerability is affected by farmland circulation and whether its impact shows heterogeneous characteristics depending on differences in farm household characteristics and regional characteristics. To answer these questions, a theoretical and empirical study was conducted based on the latest available Chinese household survey data (N = 9,822) from 2015 to 2019, using a chain mediating effects model and group regressions. The findings showed that farmland circulation could significantly reduce household financial vulnerability (Coef.=−0.167, p<0.01) while labor transfer and financial literacy played a mediating role. That is to say, farmland circulation could indirectly reduce household financial vulnerability by affecting labor transfer and financial literacy. The heterogeneity analysis showed that farmland circulation had a stronger mitigating effect on the financial vulnerability of older “first-generation farmer” households (with heads born before the 1980's) and households in the eastern regions with higher levels of economic development, suggesting that despite the “better late than never” advantage of farmland circulation, it can lead to greater regional inequality. These findings not only advance our understanding of how farmland circulation is associated with financial vulnerability but also provide some implications for the government's continuous optimization of the Farmland Property Rights Reform to ensure the financial security of farming households.

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“…Several studies verify that health insurance plays a significant role in improving folks’ health status [ 20 , 21 , 22 ]. Many studies highlight that improved health status not only increases farmers’ labor supply but also actively reduces rural poverty or increases farmers’ income [ 23 , 24 , 25 ].…”

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The Effect of China’s Health Insurance on the Labor Supply of Middle-aged and Elderly Farmers

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Social security primarily improves residents’ welfare and ensures labor market sustainability. This study presents a new view of the association between health insurance and labor supply by using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. The results reveal that the health insurance system has a remarkable effect on labor supply. The health insurance coverage tends to encourage middle-aged and elderly farmers to increase their farm labor participation rate and working time, especially for their household agricultural labor participation rate and working time. However, it also reduces the non-farm labor participation rate and working time. Different types of health insurance have diverse effects on labor supply. The new cooperative medical insurance has a stronger pull-back effect. It encourages the middle-aged and elderly farmers to leave the urban non-farm sector and transfer to rural areas to engage in their household agricultural work. The urban employee medical insurance encourages farmers to reduce self-employed labor supply and increase employed work. The supplemental health insurance tends to reduce the labor supply of farm employed and non-farm labor supply, but improve the farm labor supply. Furthermore, urban resident medical insurance and government medical insurance encourage farmers to quit directly from the labor market. In conclusion, the health insurance system is facilitating change in the labor market. Policy-makers should pay full attention to such impacts while improving the health insurance system’s design and operation in China.

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Can labor transfer reduce poverty? Evidence from a rural area in China

Cited by 30 publications

References 36 publications

Regional differences and threshold effects of labor transfer affecting the technical efficiency of China’s agricultural industry: A case study of the apple industry

Regional differences and threshold effects of labor transfer affecting the technical efficiency of China’s agricultural industry: A case study of the apple industry

How farmland circulation affects household financial vulnerability in China: The chain mediation effect of labor transfer and financial literacy

The Effect of China’s Health Insurance on the Labor Supply of Middle-aged and Elderly Farmers

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