Human capital, productivity, and labor allocation in rural Pakistan
This paper investigates whether human capital affects the productivity and labor allocation of rural households in four districts of Pakistan. The investigation shows that households with better-educated males earn higher off-farm income and divert labor resources away from farm activities toward no...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
1998
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| author | Fafchamps, Marcel Quisumbing, Agnes R. |
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| description | This paper investigates whether human capital affects the productivity and labor allocation of rural households in four districts of Pakistan. The investigation shows that households with better-educated males earn higher off-farm income and divert labor resources away from farm activities toward nonfarm work. Education has no significant effect on productivity in crop and livestock production. The effect of human capital on household incomes is partly realized through the reallocation of labor from low-productivity activities to nonfarm work. Female education and nutrition do not affect productivity and labor allocation in any systematic fashion, a finding that is consistent with the marginal role women play in market-oriented activities in Pakistan. As a by-product, our estimation approach also tests the existence of perfect labor and factor markets; the hypothesis that such markets exist is strongly rejected. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1612322025-11-06T05:02:54Z Human capital, productivity, and labor allocation in rural Pakistan Fafchamps, Marcel Quisumbing, Agnes R. female labour income distribution labour gender relations labour productivity gender child care This paper investigates whether human capital affects the productivity and labor allocation of rural households in four districts of Pakistan. The investigation shows that households with better-educated males earn higher off-farm income and divert labor resources away from farm activities toward nonfarm work. Education has no significant effect on productivity in crop and livestock production. The effect of human capital on household incomes is partly realized through the reallocation of labor from low-productivity activities to nonfarm work. Female education and nutrition do not affect productivity and labor allocation in any systematic fashion, a finding that is consistent with the marginal role women play in market-oriented activities in Pakistan. As a by-product, our estimation approach also tests the existence of perfect labor and factor markets; the hypothesis that such markets exist is strongly rejected. 1998 2024-11-21T09:54:19Z 2024-11-21T09:54:19Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161232 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Fafchamps, Marcel; Quisumbing, Agnes R. 1998. Human capital, productivity, and labor allocation in rural Pakistan. FCND Discussion Paper 48. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161232 |
| spellingShingle | female labour income distribution labour gender relations labour productivity gender child care Fafchamps, Marcel Quisumbing, Agnes R. Human capital, productivity, and labor allocation in rural Pakistan |
| title | Human capital, productivity, and labor allocation in rural Pakistan |
| title_full | Human capital, productivity, and labor allocation in rural Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Human capital, productivity, and labor allocation in rural Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human capital, productivity, and labor allocation in rural Pakistan |
| title_short | Human capital, productivity, and labor allocation in rural Pakistan |
| title_sort | human capital productivity and labor allocation in rural pakistan |
| topic | female labour income distribution labour gender relations labour productivity gender child care |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161232 |
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