کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5047169 | 1476254 | 2017 | 12 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
- This study analyzes the impact of increasing wage and mechanization in China.
- They have a negative impact on cotton, but a positive impact on grain.
- China's cotton-sown area could decrease by >Â 20% in three years.
As the population bonus disappeared, the wage rate has increased significantly since the early 2000s in China. Increasing wages have significantly affected export-oriented industries as well as agriculture. Mechanization is another factor affecting China's agriculture. This study shows the increasing wage and the mechanization have a negative impact on land area devoted to labor-intensive crops but a positive impact on land area devoted to labor-extensive crops. Based on nationally representative data, the empirical results conform well to the theoretical predictions.
Journal: China Economic Review - Volume 46, December 2017, Pages 249-260