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Assessing Off-farm Employment Decisions of Rural Households in China

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  • Chen, Xuan & Chen, Jing & Huang, Chien-Yu, 2016. "Assessing Off-farm Employment Decisions of Rural Households in China," 2016 Annual Meeting, July 31-August 2, Boston, Massachusetts 236262, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.236262
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