Land rental markets and labor productivity: Evidence from rural China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Ashok K. Mishra ◽  
Peixin Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Labor Productivity ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Land Rental ◽  
Rental Markets ◽  
Land Rental Markets

Drivers of household entry and intensity in land rental market in rural China: evidence from North Henan Province

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohuan Yan ◽  
XUEXI HUO
Keyword(s):  
Labor Markets ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Henan Province ◽  
Rural Land ◽  
Rental Market ◽  
Land Rental ◽  
Rental Markets ◽  
Land Rental Markets

Purpose Economic reforms in rural China have led to the emergence of land and labor markets. The development of rural land rental markets can improve agricultural productivity and equity by facilitating transfers of land to more productive farmers and facilitating the participation in the non-farm economy of less productive farmers. In contrast to the burgeoning development of off-farm labor markets, the development of rural land rental market has lagged. The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors affecting households’ entry and transaction intensity in rural land rental markets, especially the effects of land tenure and off-farm employment. Design/methodology/approach Based on a field survey data of 479 household in Henan Province in 2009, the authors used Cragg’s double hurdle model to identify the determinants for households’ land rental participation and its transaction amount. Findings Off-farm employment is one of main driving factor for household’s land rent-out decision. Tenure insecurity reduces both the propensity and the magnitude of rental market transactions. Land use certificates significantly contribute to participation in land-rental markets and the rental amount. Originality/value This paper treats household land rental market participation as a related two-step process, focusing on both land transfer and its transaction amount. This paper also builds on a broad view, including analysis on both demand and supply side of land rental market.

Village Fairness Norms and Land Rental Markets

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwabena Krah ◽  
Annemie Maertens ◽  
Wezi Mhango ◽  
H.C. Michelson ◽  
Vesall Nourani
Keyword(s):  
Land Rental ◽  
Fairness Norms ◽  
Rental Markets ◽  
Land Rental Markets

Access to Land via Land Rental Markets

2001 ◽  
pp. 196-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabetii Sadoulet ◽  
Rinku Murgai ◽  
Alian De Janvry
Keyword(s):  
Land Rental ◽  
Rental Markets ◽  
Land Rental Markets

Is small still beautiful? A comparative study of rice farm size and productivity in China and India

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 484-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianying Wang ◽  
Kevin Z. Chen ◽  
Sunipa Das Gupta ◽  
Zuhui Huang
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Error ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
China And India ◽  
Land Rental ◽  
Rental Markets ◽  
Land Rental Markets

Purpose – The farm size-productivity relationship has long been the subject of debate among development economists. Few studies address this issue for China, and those that do only with outdated data sets poorly representing the current situation after the past decade of rapid change, which includes the rapid development of land rental markets, village labor out-migration and use of farm machines. Meanwhile, many studies have researched this relationship for Indian, which is undergoing similar changes except for the development of active land rental markets. The purpose of this paper is to measure the farm size-productivity relationship under the situations of rapid transformation in China and India. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the data of 325 Jiangxi and 400 Allahabad rice farmers in 2011, the survey covered multiple plots of each household in one/multiple growing season(s). The authors use the production function approach and the yield approach, and control for farmland quality, imperfect factor markets, and farm size measurement error, to identify the farm size-productivity relationship. Findings – The regressions show that land yields increase with plot size both by season and over the year in China. This may be one of the reasons that farm sizes are growing in some areas. In India, however, the inverse farm size-productivity relationship is observed by the study, despite recent changes. Moreover, land yields increase with farm machine use in both China and India. This result contributes to the debate over whether mechanization improves yields or just expands the land frontier. Originality/value – The paper empirically estimates the farm size-productivity relationship under rapid agrarian transformation in both China and India based on a unique data set collected by the authors in a detailed primary survey. The paper considers measurement error in the analysis, which adds values to this type of analysis.

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