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Are Schooling and Roads Complementary? Evidence from Rural Indonesia
Yamauchi, Futoshi; Muto, Megumi; Chowdhury, Shyamal; … - Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), … - 2010
, combining household panel data and village census in Indonesia during the period of 1995-2007. Empirical results show that the … household education and distance to economic centers. In particular, post-primary education significantly increases the benefit …. Education and local road quality are complementary, mutually increasing non-agricultural labor supply and income in remote areas. …
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Are Schooling and Roads Complementary? Evidence from Income Dynamics in Rural Indonesia
Yamauchi, Futoshi; Muto, Megumi; Chowdhury, Shyamal; … - In: World Development 39 (2011) 12, pp. 2232-2244
We examine the impact of spatial connectivity on household income growth and non-agriculture labor supply in Indonesia … household education and distance to economic centers. In particular, post-primary education significantly increases the benefit …. Education and local road quality are complementary, mutually increasing non-agricultural labor supply and income in remote areas …
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Income Growth and Mobility of Rural Households in Kenya: Role of Education and Historical Patterns in Poverty Reduction
Mathenge, Mary K.; Tschirley, David L. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2007
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/26/07.
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Population density, migration, and the returns to human capital and land: Insights from Indonesia
Liu, Yanyan; Yamauchi, Futoshi - In: Food Policy 48 (2014) C, pp. 182-193
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 … responses. In contemporary Indonesia we find that human capital determines the effect of increased population density on per …
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The role of networking in the rural economy
Gyorgy, Mudri; Ferenc, Ligetvari; Kalman, Gyongyossy - In: Rural Areas and Development 7
The rural life will have a new aspect within the European Union. The paper deals with the general term of ‘network’ which can refer to any interconnected group or system. It shows the lessons, experiences and the main obstacle of the networking activity, implemented is the former...
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Birtokkoncentráció, foglalkoztatás, diverzifikáció és multifunkcionalitás
Feher, Alajos; Czimbalmos, Robert; Kovacs, Gyorgyi; … - In: GAZDÁLKODÁS: Scientific Journal on Agricultural Economics 54 (2010) 3
A statisztikai adatok szerint a magyar mezőgazdaság munkaerő-felhasználása folyamatosan csökken. Cikkünkben rávilágítunk arra az ellentmondásra, ami a deklarált foglalkoztatási célok és a versenyképességet szolgáló gépberuházási támoga¬tások növekedése, valamint...
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Rural Veterans at a Glance
Farrigan, Tracey; Cromartie, John - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2013
Nearly 4 million veterans reside in rural (nonmetropolitan) America. They are a rapidly aging and increasingly diverse group of men and women who still comprise over 10 percent of rural adults despite consistently declining numbers.
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Rural American At A Glance: 2013 Edition
Kusmin, Lorin D. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2013
Rural America at a Glance, 2013 Edition highlights the most recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas. This year's edition focuses on the U.S. rural economy, including employment trends, poverty, and population trends.
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Development of Rural Manufacturing SME Clusters in a Developing Country: The Indonesian Case
Tambunan, Tulus - In: Journal of Rural Development/Nongchon-Gyeongje 31 (2008) 2
Indonesia as in many other developing countries is clustering, where firms producing similar products concentrate in a certain … identify critical success factors of development of rural manufacturing SME clusters in Indonesia. From a number of cases, it …
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SPATIAL LABOUR MARKET PROCESSES
Csehne Papp, Imola - Gazdaság- és Társadalomtudományi Kar, Szent István … - 2008
After the change of the political system, at the beginning of the 90’s, the territorial differences in Hungary deepened obviously. Approximately 1.5 millions jobs were terminated, the production in the former industrial centres declined, and the reorganization of the economical system started....
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