Participation and returns in rural nonfarm activities: evidence from the Kyrgyz Republic

Atamanov, Aziz and Van den Berg, Marrit, (2012). Participation and returns in rural nonfarm activities: evidence from the Kyrgyz Republic. Agricultural Economics, 43(4), 459-471

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    Author Atamanov, Aziz
    Van den Berg, Marrit
    Title Participation and returns in rural nonfarm activities: evidence from the Kyrgyz Republic
    Appearing in Agricultural Economics
    Volume 43
    Issue No. 4
    Publication Date 2012-07
    Place of Publication n/a
    Publisher International Association of Agricultural Economists
    Start page 459
    End page 471
    Abstract This article uses two representative household budget surveys from the Kyrgyz Republic to analyze factors influencing participation and returns from different types of nonfarm activities in 2005 and 2006. We use the double hurdle and Heckman models, which allow us to demonstrate that a number of variables has different effects on participation and income from nonfarm activities. For example, residing in remote areas and lack of capital are found to stimulate participation in nonfarm activities, but decrease nonfarm income. Results are robust, but using the Heckman model seems to produce more accurate results for returns to education and gender under the presence of selection bias. Overall, nonfarm activities are found to be most important for the poor, who are pushed out of agriculture due to limited and poor land resources. This indicates that equipping poor households to enable them to move towards better remunerative nonfarm activities should be a priority for Kyrgyz rural policy makers.
    Keyword Nonfarm activities
    Nonfarm income
    Rural areas
    Determinants
    Kyrgyz Republic
    Copyright Holder International Association of Agricultural Economists
    Copyright Year 2012
    Copyright type All rights reserved
    DOI 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2012.00596.x
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