Determinants of non-farm employment and non-farm earnings in Ecuador

This article analyses the determinants of both participation in non-farm employment and nonfarm earnings in Ecuador. Using the Dubin-McFadden two-step estimation method, the results show that women are more likely than men to engage in non-farm self-employment but earn significantly less than men em...

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Autores principales:	Vasco, Cristian, Tamayo, Grace Natalie
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Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	2017
Materias:	EMPLEO RURAL INGRESOS ZONAS RURALES ANALISIS MATEMATICO MODELOS ECONOMETRICOS RURAL EMPLOYMENT INCOME RURAL AREAS MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS ECONOMETRIC MODELS
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spelling	oai-11362-420092020-03-06T16:50:27Z Determinants of non-farm employment and non-farm earnings in Ecuador Vasco, Cristian Tamayo, Grace Natalie EMPLEO RURAL INGRESOS ZONAS RURALES ANALISIS MATEMATICO MODELOS ECONOMETRICOS RURAL EMPLOYMENT INCOME RURAL AREAS MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS ECONOMETRIC MODELS This article analyses the determinants of both participation in non-farm employment and nonfarm earnings in Ecuador. Using the Dubin-McFadden two-step estimation method, the results show that women are more likely than men to engage in non-farm self-employment but earn significantly less than men employed in the non-farm sector. Non-farm wage employment is a common choice among more educated individuals in landless households, while farm wage employment seems to be the only source of employment for uneducated landless people. Participation in non-farm work is more likely in areas located near medium-sized cities with dynamic economies. Finally, there are regional differences in employment patterns which appear to be associated with both the availability and the quality of land. This information is relevant in relation both to rural population growth and to the continuous process of land fragmentation in rural Ecuador. 2017-08-08T16:23:13Z 2017-08-08T16:23:13Z 2017-04 Texto Sección o Parte de un Documento http://hdl.handle.net/11362/42009 LC/PUB.2017/8-P 3 en CEPAL Review CEPAL Review 121 .pdf application/pdf ECUADOR ECUADOR
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topic	EMPLEO RURAL INGRESOS ZONAS RURALES ANALISIS MATEMATICO MODELOS ECONOMETRICOS RURAL EMPLOYMENT INCOME RURAL AREAS MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS ECONOMETRIC MODELS
spellingShingle	EMPLEO RURAL INGRESOS ZONAS RURALES ANALISIS MATEMATICO MODELOS ECONOMETRICOS RURAL EMPLOYMENT INCOME RURAL AREAS MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS ECONOMETRIC MODELS Vasco, Cristian Tamayo, Grace Natalie Determinants of non-farm employment and non-farm earnings in Ecuador
description	This article analyses the determinants of both participation in non-farm employment and nonfarm earnings in Ecuador. Using the Dubin-McFadden two-step estimation method, the results show that women are more likely than men to engage in non-farm self-employment but earn significantly less than men employed in the non-farm sector. Non-farm wage employment is a common choice among more educated individuals in landless households, while farm wage employment seems to be the only source of employment for uneducated landless people. Participation in non-farm work is more likely in areas located near medium-sized cities with dynamic economies. Finally, there are regional differences in employment patterns which appear to be associated with both the availability and the quality of land. This information is relevant in relation both to rural population growth and to the continuous process of land fragmentation in rural Ecuador.
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title	Determinants of non-farm employment and non-farm earnings in Ecuador
title_short	Determinants of non-farm employment and non-farm earnings in Ecuador
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title_fullStr	Determinants of non-farm employment and non-farm earnings in Ecuador
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Determinants of non-farm employment and non-farm earnings in Ecuador

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