@article{Qian:212703,
      recid = {212703},
      author = {Qian, Wenrong and Li, Baozhi and Zheng, Liyi},
      title = {The Impact of Non-Agricultural Employment on Farmland  Transfer and Investment in Agricultural Assets: Evidence  from China},
      address = {2015},
      number = {1008-2016-80309},
      pages = {35},
      year = {2015},
      abstract = {This study aimed to determine the impact of  non-agricultural employment of peasants on their farmland  transfer and investment in agricultural assets by using  theoretical models and empirical analysis. The Heckman  two-step approach and ordinary least squares method of  econometric estimation were used to analyze the  questionnaire survey data collected from Jiangxi Province  in China. Non-agricultural employment led to reduction of  investment in agricultural assets and renting of land. The  remittance flows from non-farm income were mainly used to  improve the current quality of life, particularly housing  condition, rather than to invest in agricultural assets.  Migration of laborers caused farmers to rent out farmland,  but the inflow of remittances from non-farm income, which  increased the capital stock, did not increase the renting  in of farmland.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/212703},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.212703},
}