The Effects of Non-Farm Enterprises on Farm Households’ Income and Consumption Expenditure in Rural India

[EN] Nationally representative data of farm households from India Human Development Surveys (IHDS) conducted in 2004-05 and 2011-12 are explored. This article analyzes the effects of income diversification in non-farm enterprises on farm households’ income and consumption expenditure in rural India....

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Autores: Zeeshan, ., Mohapatra, Geetilaxmi, Giri, Arun Kumar
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/123598
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/123598
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Emparejamiento de puntaje de propensión
Empresas rurales no agrícolas
Gastos de consumo
Ingresos agrícolas
Probit del panel
Consumption Expenditure
Farm Income
Panel Probit
Propensity Score Matching
Rural Non-farm Enterprises
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Sumario:[EN] Nationally representative data of farm households from India Human Development Surveys (IHDS) conducted in 2004-05 and 2011-12 are explored. This article analyzes the effects of income diversification in non-farm enterprises on farm households’ income and consumption expenditure in rural India. Panel probit models were built to examine the determinants of income diversification while propensity score matching was used to account selection bias resulting from unobserved factors and controls for structural differences between diversified and undiversified farm households. The results suggest that by engaging in non-farm enterprises, rural farm households make positive gains in farm income and consumption expenditure.