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Cultural diversity, social network, and off-farm employment: Evidence from China

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  • Wang, Ling
  • Ruan, Jianqing

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Farmers rely increasingly on off-farm employment to enhance incomes. Previous studies have emphasized the role of social networks in securing off-farm employment, but have ignored that the formation of social networks is shaped by cultural environment. Using data from a nationally representative survey in China, this paper shows that farmers from regions with larger cultural diversity are less likely to participate in off-farm employment and obtain lower off-farm wages. The negative impact of cultural diversity comes from the reduction in job information from social networks of weak ties and is moderated by the urbanization policy of providing formal information sources.

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  • Wang, Ling & Ruan, Jianqing, 2024. "Cultural diversity, social network, and off-farm employment: Evidence from China," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 89(PB), pages 581-596.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:reveco:v:89:y:2024:i:pb:p:581-596
    DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2023.10.021
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    Keywords

    Off-farm employment; Cultural diversity; Linguistic diversity; Social networks;
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    JEL classification:

    • J6 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers
    • Q1 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture
    • Z1 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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