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Rural Non-Farm Employment and Household Welfare: Evidence from Malawi

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dc.contributor.authorAdjognon, Guigonan Serge
dc.contributor.authorLiverpool-Tasie, Saweda Lenis
dc.contributor.authorde la Fuente, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorBenfica, Rui
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-21T18:30:24Z
dc.date.available2017-06-21T18:30:24Z
dc.date.issued2017-06
dc.description.abstractThis paper uses nationally representative panel data and a combination of econometric approaches, to explore linkages between rural non-farm activities (wage and self-employment) and household welfare in rural Malawi. The paper analyzes the average treatment effects and distributional effects on participants' welfare indicators, such as households' per capita consumption expenditures. Then it investigates the effects of non-farm activities on the use of agricultural inputs, one channel through which non-farm employment might improve the welfare of rural households. Although participation in non-farm activities is not randomly assigned in the data, the identification strategy relies on fixed effects and correlated random effects estimation methods, dealing effectively with time invariant heterogeneity, coupled with geographical covariate adjustments, controlling for time varying differences in local market conditions and employment opportunities. The results suggest that non-farm wage employment and non-farm self-employment are welfare improving and poverty reducing. However, households at the lower tail of the wealth distribution benefit significantly less from participation than the wealthiest. Although the results support the promotion of the rural non-farm economy for poverty reduction purposes, they indicate that targeted interventions that improve poor households’ access to high-return non-farm opportunities are likely to lead to bigger successes in curbing rural poverty.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/161961496951955142/Rural-non-farm-employment-and-household-welfare-evidence-from-Malawi
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8096
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/27296
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 8096
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISES
dc.titleRural Non-Farm Employment and Household Welfareen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from Malawien
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okr.crossref.titleRural Non-Farm Employment and Household Welfare: Evidence from Malawi
okr.date.disclosure2017-06-08
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/161961496951955142/Rural-non-farm-employment-and-household-welfare-evidence-from-Malawi
okr.guid161961496951955142
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8096
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryMalawi
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okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Employment and Shared Growth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Living Standards
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Microenterprises
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Labor Markets
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.unitPoverty and Equity Global Practice Group
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