Rural Nonfarm Employment andIncomes in the Himalayas

Maja Micevska and Dil Rahut
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Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, New Delhi Working Papers from Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, New Delhi, India

Abstract: Nonfarm activities generate on average about 60 percent of rural households' incomes in the Himalayas. This paper analyzes the determinants of participation in nonfarm activities and of nonfarm incomes across rural households. A unique data set collected in the Himalayan region of India allows us to deal with the heterogeneity of rural nonfarm activities by using aggregations into categories that are useful both analytically and for policy purposes. We conduct an empirical inquiry that reveals that education plays a major role in accessing more remunerative nonfarm employment. Other household assets and characteristics such as land, social status, and geographical location also play a role

Keywords: Nonfarm employment; Rural households; Incomes; Education; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O15 O18 Q12 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 Pages
Date: 2008-02
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-agr, nep-cwa, nep-dev and nep-lab
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Working Paper: Rural Nonfarm Employment and Incomes in the Himalayas (2009)
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Working Paper: Rural Nonfarm Employment and Incomes in the Himalayas (2008)
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