Spatial Specialization and Farm-Nonfarm Linkages

Using individual level employment data from Bangladesh, this paper presents empirical evidence on the relative importance of farm and urban linkages for rural nonfarm employment. The econometric results indicate that high return wage work and self-...

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Main Authors:	Deichmann, Uwe, Shilpi, Forhad, Vakis, Renos
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESSIBILITY ACCOUNTING AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL WAGE AIRPORT CASH CROPS CEREALS CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CONGESTION COTTON CREDIT PROGRAMS CROP CROP PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DIVERSIFICATION DIVISION OF LABOR ECOLOGICAL ZONES EMPLOYMENT STATUS EXTERNALITIES FAO FARM FARM ACTIVITIES FARM ACTIVITY FARM EMPLOYMENT FARM INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARM PRODUCTS FARM SECTOR FARM WORK FARMING FOOD POLICY FRUITS GREEN REVOLUTION GROWTH IN AGRICULTURE HEMP HOUSEHOLD LEVEL DATA HOUSEHOLD SIZE INCOME INCOME GROWTH INEQUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IRRIGATION JUTE LABOR COSTS LABOR MARKET LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAND OWNERSHIP LAND QUALITY LAND RESOURCES MOTIVATION NONFARM INCOME OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OCCUPATIONS POOR POOR INFRASTRUCTURE POPULATION DENSITY POVERTY REDUCTION PRODUCTION SIDE PRODUCTION WORKERS PULSES RICE RICE VARIETIES ROAD ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD NETWORK RURAL RURAL ACTIVITIES RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ECONOMY RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME RURAL INCOME RURAL INEQUALITY RURAL LINKAGES RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL RESIDENTS RURAL ROAD RURAL ROADS RURAL STRATEGY RURAL TOWNS RURAL WAGES SELF EMPLOYED SELF-EMPLOYMENT SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBSISTENCE SUGARCANE TARGETING TEA TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRAVEL SPEEDS TRAVEL TIME TRAVEL TIMES TRUE VEGETABLES VILLAGE LEVEL WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGE EMPLOYMENT WAGE RATES WATER AVAILABILITY YIELDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9392416/spatial-specialization-farm-nonfarm-linkages http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6712

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6712

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