Land rental market and agricultural labor productivity in rural China: A mediation analysis

被引：61

作者：

Zhang, Jian ^{[1
]}

Mishra, Ashok K. ^{[2
]}

Zhu, Peixin ^{[3
]}

Li, Xiaoshun ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] China Univ Min & Technol, Res Ctr Chinese Urban Resource Based Transformat, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu, Peoples R China

[2] Arizona State Univ, Kemper & Ethel Marley Fdn Chair, Morrison Sch Agribusiness, WP Carey Sch Business, 7271 E Sonoran Arroyo Mall, Mesa, AZ 85212 USA

[3] Nanjing Agr Univ, Coll Publ Adm, Nanjing 210095, Peoples R China

来源：

WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2020年 / 135卷

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

Land rental market; Agricultural labor productivity; Mediation analysis; China; OFF-FARM EMPLOYMENT; MECHANIZATION SERVICES; CAUSAL INFERENCE; PROPERTY-RIGHTS; HOUSEHOLDS; EFFICIENCY; GROWTH; IMPACT; FRAGMENTATION; INVESTMENT;

D O I：

10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105089

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

Agricultural labor productivity (ALP) remains low in China. The unique land tenure system and fast-growing land rental market in China provides a new perspective in understanding the ALP problem. This study investigates the impact of participation in the land rental market on operator households' agricultural labor productivity in rural China. Using national representative farm-level data, propensity matching score (PSM), and mediation analysis, we find that farm households' ALP has improved about 43% after renting in farmland. The mediation analysis reveals that farm size in cultivation, family farm labor input, and capital services input are mediating variables through which land rental affects ALP. The indirect effect of land rental on labor productivity is mainly through the single-variable mediation path, namely farm size, and family farm labor input. Additionally, the two-variable mediation path is through farm size and capital services input, farm size, and family farm labor input. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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