Factors affecting agricultural land transfer-in in China: a semiparametric analysis

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-15-2018

Abstract

© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. We use interview survey data collected randomly from 2677 farm households in nine provinces of China to understand the role of demographic, economic, land, and village characteristics on agricultural land transfer-in by farmers. Results show that variables such as borrowing from informal sources, household labour availability, percentage of total income from agricultural sources, and the household with village cadre have significant positive effects on land transfer-in. Low economic development and low transportation network availability in a county reduces land transfer-in. We also find that two variables (land holding and land idling) should be entered into the model nonparametrically. Land holding and land idling have U- and L-shaped impacts on land transfer-in, respectively. Land transfer-in has endowment equilibrium and provides Chinese households more opportunities to earn agricultural income, thereby reducing rural poverty.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Applied Economics Letters

First Page

1547

Last Page

1551

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