Population density, migration, and the returns to human capital and land: Insights from Indonesia
Rapid population growth in many developing countries has raised concerns regarding food security and household welfare. To understand the consequences of population growth in a general equilibrium setting, we examine the dynamics of population density and its impacts on household outcomes using pane...
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| author | Liu, Yanyan Yamauchi, Futoshi |
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| description | Rapid population growth in many developing countries has raised concerns regarding food security and household welfare. To understand the consequences of population growth in a general equilibrium setting, we examine the dynamics of population density and its impacts on household outcomes using panel data from Indonesia, combined with district-level demographic data. Historically, Indonesia has adapted to land constraints through a mix of agricultural intensification, expansion of the land frontier, and non-farm diversification, with public policies playing a role in catalyzing all of these responses. In contemporary Indonesia we find that human capital determines the effect of increased population density on per capita household consumption expenditure. The effect of population density is positive if the average educational attainment is high (above junior high school), while it is negative otherwise. On the other hand, farmers with larger holdings maintain their advantage in farming regardless of population density. The paper concludes with some potential lessons for African countries from Indonesia's more successful rural development experiences. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1499762025-09-25T13:01:41Z Population density, migration, and the returns to human capital and land: Insights from Indonesia Liu, Yanyan Yamauchi, Futoshi income education income generation rural economics rural finance population growth land ownership migration Rapid population growth in many developing countries has raised concerns regarding food security and household welfare. To understand the consequences of population growth in a general equilibrium setting, we examine the dynamics of population density and its impacts on household outcomes using panel data from Indonesia, combined with district-level demographic data. Historically, Indonesia has adapted to land constraints through a mix of agricultural intensification, expansion of the land frontier, and non-farm diversification, with public policies playing a role in catalyzing all of these responses. In contemporary Indonesia we find that human capital determines the effect of increased population density on per capita household consumption expenditure. The effect of population density is positive if the average educational attainment is high (above junior high school), while it is negative otherwise. On the other hand, farmers with larger holdings maintain their advantage in farming regardless of population density. The paper concludes with some potential lessons for African countries from Indonesia's more successful rural development experiences. 2014 2024-08-01T02:50:22Z 2024-08-01T02:50:22Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149976 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153532 Open Access Elsevier Liu, Yanyan; and Yamauchi, Futoshi. 2014. Population density, migration, and the returns to human capital and land: Insights from Indonesia. Food Policy 48(October 2014): 182-193. Special Issue on Boserup and Beyond: Mounting Land Pressures and Development Strategies in Africa. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.05.003 |
| spellingShingle | income education income generation rural economics rural finance population growth land ownership migration Liu, Yanyan Yamauchi, Futoshi Population density, migration, and the returns to human capital and land: Insights from Indonesia |
| title | Population density, migration, and the returns to human capital and land: Insights from Indonesia |
| title_full | Population density, migration, and the returns to human capital and land: Insights from Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | Population density, migration, and the returns to human capital and land: Insights from Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Population density, migration, and the returns to human capital and land: Insights from Indonesia |
| title_short | Population density, migration, and the returns to human capital and land: Insights from Indonesia |
| title_sort | population density migration and the returns to human capital and land insights from indonesia |
| topic | income education income generation rural economics rural finance population growth land ownership migration |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149976 |
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