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Agricultural Productivity and Non-Farm Employment: Evidence from Bangladesh

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dc.contributor.authorShilpi, Forhad
dc.contributor.authorEmran, Shahe
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-14T19:30:43Z
dc.date.available2016-06-14T19:30:43Z
dc.date.issued2016-05
dc.description.abstractThis paper provides evidence on the impacts of agricultural productivity on employment growth and structural transformation of non-farm activities. To guide the empirical work, this paper develops a general equilibrium model that emphasizes distinctions among non-farm activities in terms of tradable-non-tradable and the formal-informal characteristics. The model shows that when a significant portion of village income is spent on town/urban goods, restricting empirical analysis to the village sample leads to underestimation of agriculture's role in employment growth and transformation of non-farm activities. Using rainfall as an instrument for agricultural productivity, empirical analysis finds a significant positive effect of agricultural productivity growth on growth of informal (small-scale) manufacturing and skilled services employment, mainly in education and health services. For formal employment, the effect of agricultural productivity growth on employment is found to be largest in the samples that include urban areas and rural towns compared with rural areas alone. Agricultural productivity growth is found to induce structural transformation within the services sector with employment in formal/skilled services growing at a faster pace than that of low skilled services.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/05/26401889/agricultural-productivity-non-farm-employment-evidence-bangladesh
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7685
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24520
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7685
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectFARM GROWTH
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectRURAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectPRODUCTION
dc.subjectUTILITY FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectSUPPLY CURVE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SHARE
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectLABOR ALLOCATION
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTOTAL LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectWELFARE
dc.subjectOPTIMIZATION
dc.subjectEFFECTS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectVARIABLES
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY INCREASE
dc.subjectMEASURES
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WAGE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectDISAGGREGATED ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT LEVEL
dc.subjectDOMESTIC WORKERS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectCROP YIELD
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectIRRIGATION EXPANSION
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT LEVELS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectRURAL INCOME
dc.subjectFIRING COSTS
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE
dc.subjectFARM EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectNON-FARM EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WAGES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT COMPOSITION
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectECONOMIC CENSUSES
dc.subjectFARM WORKERS
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUTILITY
dc.subjectRURAL VILLAGES
dc.subjectFARM SECTOR
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKET
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectCROP YIELDS
dc.subjectLABOR COST
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SITUATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subjectREAL WAGE
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY INCREASES
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectDIVISION OF LABOR
dc.subjectFARM ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectDEMAND
dc.subjectUTILITY FUNCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectRURAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectECONOMY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL TOWNS
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT
dc.subjectWAGE RATE
dc.subjectCROP SCIENTISTS
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL YIELDS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGOODS
dc.subjectTHEORY
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKET
dc.subjectINVESTMENT
dc.subjectMARKET EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectRISK
dc.subjectEXPANSION OF IRRIGATION
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectSUPPLY
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectINFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectFOOD PROCESSING
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectOUTCOMES
dc.subjectWATER FOR IRRIGATION
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectLABOR REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MIGRATION
dc.subjectMARKET WAGE
dc.subjectNON-FARM SECTOR
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectEXCLUSION RESTRICTION
dc.subjectEMPLOYEES
dc.titleAgricultural Productivity and Non-Farm Employmenten
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from Bangladeshen
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryBangladesh
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Theory & Research
okr.topicUrban Development::Rural Urban Linkages
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
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