Rural Labor Migration and Households' Land Rental Behavior: Evidence from China

• Published in: China & world economy Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 66 - 85
• Main Authors: Ji, Xianqing, Qian, Zhonghao, Zhang, Linxiu, Zhang, Tonglong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing 中国社会科学院世界经济与政治研究所 01.01.2018; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Agricultural production; agricultural productivity; Farmers; Households; households' land rental behavior; Housework; J21; J22; Labor migration; Migrants; Migration; P25; Productivity; Q13; Q15; Renting; Rural communities; rural labor migration; rural–urban China; Welfare services

There has been growing debate about whether the changing demographic composition due to rural labor migration could potentially threaten China's agricultural productivity. The Chinese Government is promoting the “three rights separation system” to consolidate agricultural land through the land...