Conservation Payments, Liquidity Constraints, and Off-Farm Labor: Impact of the Grain-for-Green Program on Rural Households in China

被引:219
作者
Uchida, Emi [1 ]
Rozelle, Scott [2 ]
Xu, Jintao [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Rhode Isl, Dept Environm & Nat Resource Econ, Kingston, RI 02881 USA
[2] Stanford Univ, Food Secur & Environm Program, Freeman Spogli Inst, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[3] Peking Univ, Dept Environm Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
China; Grain-for-Green program; off-farm labor supply; payments for ecosystem services; program evaluation; POVERTY; MARKETS; CREDIT; PERSPECTIVES; ALLOCATION; MIGRATION; EDUCATION; REFORMS;
D O I
10.1111/j.1467-8276.2008.01184.x
中图分类号
F3 [农业经济];
学科分类号
120302 [林业经济管理];
摘要
This study evaluates the labor response of rural households participating in the Grain-for-Green program in China, the largest payments for ecosystem services program in the developing world. Using a panel data set that we designed and implemented, we find that the participating households are increasingly shifting their labor endowment from on-farm work to the off-farm labor market. However, the effects vary depending on the initial level of human and physical capital. The results support the view that one reason why the participants are more likely to find off-farm employment is because the program is relaxing households' liquidity constraints.
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页码:70 / 86
页数:17
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